EDMONTON, Alberta — Less than 100 games into his N.H.L. career, Edmonton Oilers forward Jujhar Khaira has already received an honor that has eluded many of the sport’s biggest stars: being mentioned in an official sitting of the Canadian Parliament, in front of the prime minister.

On March 7, 2017, Randeep Sarai, a member of Parliament representing Surrey Centre, said in a speech in Ottawa: “As a hockey dad, I know it’s every Canadian kid’s dream to be in the N.H.L. One such dream is Surrey’s own, 6-foot-4, Edmonton Oiler No. 54, Jujhar Khaira. On Jan. 16, he scored his first N.H.L. goal on the Arizona Coyotes.”

Khaira, 23, is nearing the end of his first full season in the N.H.L., where he is the only active player of Indian descent. He is one of three Indians to play in the league, following Manny Malhotra, who finished a 16-season career in 2015, and the 1990s enforcer Robin Bawa.

While Khaira is accustomed to the attention that comes with representing a minority in a predominantly white league, he was still taken aback when he found out about Sarai’s comments in the House of Commons.