Jarome Iginla Wins Mark Messier Award
June 18, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Calgary Flames, NHL, News
Mark Messier, himself, presented the Mark Messier Leadership Award to Calgary Flames captain, Jarome Iginla. Amazingly, Messier was able to refrain from bursting into tears. I know it’s off-topic but 
can you imagine what it’s like to present a current player with an award named after you? It’s crazy! Of course, Messier gets to decide (all alone) who gets the prize so at least he can’t complain about the recipient.
During Iginla’s acceptance speech, in addition to all the traditional thank yous, he mentioned that it was great to get the award "from someone I’ve looked up to since I began playing hockey as a kid in Alberta." Iginla grew up right outside Edmonton while Messier was a star player on the Edmonton Oilers roster.
image: NHL.com
