Scored in the first game of the season
Published 2024-09-19 19.16
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Jaromir Jagr has managed to turn 53 when the season is over.
Then it is appropriate to stop playing, believes the Czech ice hockey legend.
“The final journey begins now”, he writes on Instagram.
Jaromir Jagr’s career is unparalleled in the ice hockey world.
On Wednesday night, he began his 37th (!) professional season when his Kladno faced Pardubice in the Czech Premier League. Admittedly, Kladno lost big with 1–5, but Jagr managed to provide an assist on the team’s only goal.
Before the game, Jagr confirmed, according to his agent, that this season will be the legend’s last. He even hinted about it on his official Instagram account.
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“The final journey begins now”, he writes.
Debuted in 1988
Jagr made his first professional season in 1988 in Kladno. The 52-year-old grew into one of the world’s best ice hockey players of all time and has scored 2,122 points in 1,941 NHL games, playoffs included.
He has won two Stanley Cup titles, double World Cup gold and an Olympic gold. Individually, he has won the NHL’s scoring record five times and was named the NHL’s most valuable player once.
