ARLINGTON, Va. -- Tij Iginla looked down at the Utah Mammoth logo on his jersey and couldn’t help smiling.

The 19-year-old forward was wearing the jersey for the first time at the NHLPA Rookie Showcase at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Wednesday after Utah selected Mammoth as its permanent brand identity on May 7.

“It’s got a fierce logo,” Iginla said. “I think it’s one of the coolest ones in the League, so super cool to be wearing it for the first time.”

Iginla was among 31 NHL prospects at the Rookie Showcase, where players were photographed for their first Upper Deck trading cards and participated in video shoots on the ice for EA Sports and other promotional materials for the upcoming season and beyond.

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