Jaromir Jagr

Jaromir Jagr is 51 years old and about to suit up for Kladno in the Czech Extraliga again

Jaromir Jagr is ready to suit up for the 35th season in his professional hockey career.

Jagr, the owner of Kladno in the Czech Extraliga, posted on his social media profiles on Saturday that he’s “looking forward to hockey” as Kladno opens the home portion of their schedule against HC Dynamo Pardubice on Sunday.

Jagr will make his season debut this season quite a bit earlier than he did last year. The then 50 year old only laced up his skates last December after his locker room was plagued by illness, and forced to postpone a game.

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By Chris Cerullo 5 days ago

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Jaromir Jagr suits up for Kladno again after it’s stricken by illness. He had two assists. He’s 50.

NHL legend Jaromir Jagr made his season debut on Sunday at age 50 (and 9 months, and 26 days). He remains as dominant as ever. Well for being nearly 51.

Jagr, owner of his hometown Kladno Knights, was faced with a difficult problem over the weekend. With his locker room plagued by illness, his Czech Extraliga team was forced to postpone their previous game and was facing another cancellation. The team is currently last in the league and only gained promotion to the league in 2021.

“When Liberec decided to not postpone the [game], we only had 12 players at [practice] on Saturday,” Jagr said per Yahoo’s Thomas Hall. “There was a threat of suspension and I didn’t want it to happen.”

So the ageless wonder decided to lace up his skates and join his team on the ice versus Liberic.

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By Faith Harris 9 months ago

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Jaromir Jagr appreciated Jason Zucker’s salute on Reverse Retro night, but not his shot’s power

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres debuted their Reverse Retro jerseys on national TV on Wednesday. The Penguins rocked retro sweaters that were inspired by the Mario Lemieux teams of yore and featured the ‘The Robo Pen’ logo. The Sabres played in primarily white jerseys that included royal blue and gold stripes. The team’s white buffalo head logo from 1996 was on the crest.

Jason Zucker scored the game’s first goal via a two-on-one and had a perfect celebration afterward.

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By Ian Oland 11 months ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov finally got in a milestone goal picture with Alex Ovechkin. Ovi: ‘He wants to be in history and right now he is.’

Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov admitted during training camp that he hoped to have a huge bounceback year in 2021-22. He also wanted to help Alex Ovechkin reach career milestones. Because he wanted to “be in that picture!”

Tuesday night, Kuznetsov finally got his wish. After one of the cleanest offensive zone faceoff wins of his career, Kuzy found Ovechkin off a set play. With a flick of the wrist, Ovechkin passed Jaromir Jagr for third on the NHL’s all-time goals list.

“Finally, Kuzy win good faceoff,” Ovechkin joked postgame. “Right on my stick.

“I just close my eyes and shoot.”

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Jaromir Jagr teases NHL comeback after Alex Ovechkin passes him for third on all-time goals list: ‘I didn’t retire from hockey yet’

Jaromir Jagr posted a video congratulating Alex Ovechkin on Tuesday after the Russian forward passed the Czech legend for third on the NHL’s all-time goals list. Ovechkin is now the greatest European goal scorer of all time.

But maybe Jagr’s congratulatory comments were a threat too? Only Jagr!

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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No. 767: Alex Ovechkin passes Jaromir Jagr for third on the NHL’s all-time goals list

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin just became the greatest European goal scorer of all time.

Ovechkin scored off a faceoff beating former teammate Semyon Varlamov. The goal was Ovechkin 767th of his career, giving him sole possession of third on the NHL’s goals list passing Jaromir Jagr.

Ovechkin passed Jagr in 477 fewer games played.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Jaromir Jagr teases Alex Ovechkin after Caps captain shanks scoring chance to pass him on goals list

Jaromir Jagr raised a lot of money for Ukraine and now he’s having fun with Alex Ovechkin on social media as the Capitals captain tries to take sole possession of third place from him on the NHL’s all-time goals list.

Ovechkin tied Jagr on Tuesday after he scored his 765th and 766th goals against the Calgary Flames, but failed in his first chance to overtake the Czech legend Wednesday against the Edmonton Oilers.

Ovechkin had a spectacular chance late in the game but fired a one-timer over the net. Jagr saw the highlight and made sure to chirp the possible future goals king.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin scores 765th and 766th goals against Flames, ties Jaromir Jagr for third all-time

Alex Ovechkin reached a huge milestone while playing in his 1,000th game with Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals captain scored twice against the Calgary Flames — first to tie the game and later to seal it — to tie Jaromir Jagr for third on the NHL’s all-time goals list.

Notably, Ovechkin scored in the same place where Jagr scored the final goal of his career November 9, 2017: Calgary’s Saddledome.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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NHL donates $68,000 to Jaromir Jagr’s fundraising efforts for Ukrainian families

Former Capital and hockey legend Jaromir Jagr announced last week that his team, HC Kladno of the Czech Extraliga, would be moving their final regular-season game against HC Sparta Prague to the O2 Arena in Prague. The sole purpose of the move to the larger arena was so that all proceeds from ticket sales could go towards benefitting Ukrainian families seeking asylum in Czechia due to Russia’s invasion.

Tuesday, during the game, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman appeared on the jumbotron and shared his support. The NHL announced they would be donating $68,000 towards Jagr’s efforts, a nod to Jagr’s jersey number.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago

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Jaromir Jagr apologizes to Capitals fans for his years in Washington: ‘I wanted to be the best and it didn’t work out’

NHL legend Jaromir Jagr was TNT’s first intermission guest during the Washington Capitals’ nationally-broadcast game against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.

Taking questions from Wayne Gretzky, Rich Tocchet, and Anson Carter, Jagr gave an update on his life as majority owner and player for HC Kladno via videoconference from his native Czechia

Jagr (766 goals) was not asked about Alex Ovechkin (759) breathing down his neck for third on the all-time goals list but did end up talking about his days in Washington.

And he was apologetic to fans.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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