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Iginla Calls It A Career

AM800-SPORTS-JAROME-IGINLA-GETTY-1.4612589 ANAHEIM, CA - MARCH 02: Jarome Iginla #12 of the Calgary Flames looks on against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on March 2, 2012 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) (Jeff Gross/Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames looks on against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on March 2, 2012 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images))

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Jarome Iginla officially announced his retirement today

Jarome Iginla is calling it a career.

He closed out his 20-year NHL career in the city where he was the face of the franchise.

The 41-year-old winger made his retirement official in Calgary, where he spent 16 seasons with the Flames.

He is the Flames all-time leader in goals with 525, spent the last decad as captain and scored the most points and played the most games.

While a Stanley Cup eluded him, he was a dominant power forward in the NHL and assisted on one of the most famous in Canadian hockey history.