This is Jaromir Jagr's last season playing professional hockey, as his agent confirmed in an interview the other day that once this season is finished, he is going to retire.
Jagr, when done his career will go down as one of the greatest hockey players to ever play the game.
During the second game of the year for Jagr's team, the Kladno Knights, Jagr scored his first of the season, for his second point in just his second game.
Jaromir Jagr got an assist during the first game of the season, and here's the clip:
At the age of 52, Jaromir Jagr is continuing to blow people's minds that he can still play in one of the top Europe leagues and still produce.
It wasn't really a shock to many whenever Jagr announced his retirement, as he is 52-years old, but the fact that he can still play at a top level blows peoples minds, and makes you wonder what age he could play until, before he starts regressing.
Many people believe this decision is due to the fact that Jagr was sidelined from camp this year due to a hamstring injury, but he is going to play out the rest of this season as long as he stays healthy.
Jaromir Jagr retired from the NHL with a total of 1733 games, 766 of those were goals, 1155 of them were assists, for a point total of 1921 points.
Jagr will no doubt be a first ballot Hall of Famer, but will not be able to be inducted into the Hockey Hall Of Fame until 2028.
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Rangers legend Jaromir Jagr scores meaningful goal during his final season
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SEPTEMBRE 20 | 49 ANSWERS Jaromir Jagr might have just scored his last professional hockey goal Do you think Jaromir Jagr will score another goal? | ||
Yes | 30 | 61.2 % |
No | 19 | 38.8 % |
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