Jaromir Jagr, the 49-year-old right winger, had an assist to help his hometown club Kladno Knights return to the top Czech league by beating Jihlava 5-2 to clinch their playoff series 4-3. The NHL legend suited up for the club on Thursday, marking his 36th season as a professional hockey player at the ripe age of 51. He skated for 13 minutes, 44 seconds in his debut and even handed out an assist. Jagr bought the Knights in 2018 after playing 24 seasons in the NHL with nine teams. He made his NHL debut in 1990 after the Pittsburgh Kladno (7-13-6) is 13th of 14 teams in the league. Pardubice (22-3-4) is first. Jagr began his professional career with Kladno, his hometown team, in 1988-89, and has been the majority owner since Jaromir Jagr has been playing in the NHL for so long and for so many different teams that it'd be understandable to forget that he broke into the league with the Penguins way back in 1990
This is still the same.”. Jaromir Jagr isn't hanging up the laces quite yet, and is set to return for his age-51 season in the top tier Czech pro league with Kladno. (Photo by Gerry Thomas/NHLI via Getty Images) The 2023-24 season will mark the seventh straight season Jagr will play for Kladno — a franchise he’s owned since the 2011-12
The Penguins traded Jagr to Washington before the 2001-2002 season. Jagr played another 13 years after leaving Pittsburgh, spending time with eight teams, including the Capitals, the New York
Ex-NHL player Jaromir Jagr plays for Kladno in action against Havirov team during their First Czech Hockey League match, in Havirov, Czech Republic, Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. 47-years player returned onto the ice after one year and one day that he couldn’t play due to injury. (Jaroslav Ozana/CTK via AP)
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When Jagr choose the Flyers over the Pens, because he felt he would’ve only been a “third-liner or fourth-liner” in Pittsburgh, it was a direct hit to Lemieux’s heart and ego and the feud began between the two great players. Jagr ended up posting 19 goals and 54 points that year as the Flyers eliminated the Penguins in the postseason. QyE1.
