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Jaromir Jagr’s acquainted No. 68 is heading to the rafters at PPG Paints Arena.
PITTSBURGH: Jaromir Jagr’s acquainted No. 68 is heading to the rafters at PPG Paints Arena.
The Pittsburgh Penguins introduced on Friday they are going to retire Jagr’s quantity earlier than a go to from the Los Angeles Kings on Feb. 18.
Jagr spent the primary 11 of his 24 seasons within the NHL in Pittsburgh, serving to the Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 1991 and 1992.
Jagr collected 439 targets and 640 assists in 806 common-season video games with the Penguins from 1990 to 2001. He nonetheless stays within the high 5 in franchise historical past in video games performed (fifth), factors (fourth), targets (fourth) and assists (fourth).
The Penguins traded Jagr to Washington earlier than the 2001-2002 season. Jagr performed one other 13 years after leaving Pittsburgh, hopscotching between eight groups, together with the Capitals, the New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers.
Jagr stepped away from the NHL after enjoying 22 video games for Calgary within the 2017-2018 season. His 1,921 profession factors rank second in NHL historical past behind Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky.
The 51-12 months-outdated Jagr continued enjoying for the group he owns in his hometown of Kladno, Czech Republic, up till the top of the 2022-2023 season.
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