Inside Wheeler’s Shocking Summer 2025 NHL Prospect Rankings: Who’s the True Future Star?

After playing his rookie season in a limited role with the WHL champion Seattle Thunderbirds — at times even scratched — Tij, the son of Jarome Iginla and the No. 9 pick in the 2021 WHL Bantam Draft, was traded to Kelowna and took off with the Rockets in his draft year, regularly looking dangerous both off the rush and attacking inside the offensive zone. Last season, he got off to a strong start in Kelowna before undergoing hip surgery. Since the trade to the Rockets, he has combined for 131 points in 96 combined games between two regular seasons and one playoff run at 17 and barely 18 years old. In between, he had a point in every game at U18 worlds and finished the tournament with goals in the semifinal against Sweden and final against USA to end with 12 points in seven games (fifth in the tournament).

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