I brought one of my cousins from Italy to watch a Pens vs Leafs game at Maple Leaf gardens in 1992. My cousin stated that watching Jagr and Lemieux play together was like looking at art being painted in front of you. I have to agree with her, they were incredible athletes!
I will say right now and forever that this is the man that made me a fan of hockey. I never saw a player like him before nor since. He is one of the greatest players to have ever lived and he is STILL playing the game. Watching him and Mario play together was something that was majestic and amazing and even then I knew what I was watching was something special. Thank you Jaromir for some of the best times I ever had watching the sport I fell in love with.
Souhlasím s tebou , jsem čech , žiju kousek od Kladna v Mladé Boleslavi a našim klukům to letos nejde, Rytíři Kladno jsou poslední a moje město Mladá Boleslav je předposlední. Snad to bude příští sezonu lepší. Čau z Čech 👍🏼🇨🇿💚
I dont 'adore' him.... but do remember when he broke into the league. He was one of the first highly skilled players I ever saw play in the NHL. There were skilled players obviously, but Jagr was on a different level. Great hands.
Snazia sa ho v Cechach politicky vyuzit, zneuziť. Jagr ma charakter a neda sa. Hasek to je ina kapitola. ....tie rany do hlavy ho poznacili. Preplo mu... Jagr je super clovek !!😊
What a thoughtful series of responses. Jaromir is an aware and bright guy, beyond his hockey accomplishments. I loved how well thought and meaningful his responses were.
Je v pohodě. Škoda ,že jeho Rytíři Kladno půjdou hrát o záchranu v extralize. Tato sezóna středočechům nejde. To a samé je moje město BK Mladá Boleslav jsou předposlední. Posílám pozdrav fanouškům hokeje z Čech ( Bohemia) 👍🏼🇨🇿💚
What a journey JJ. From Pittsburgh to Washington - Rangers - Philadephia - Dallas - Boston - New Jersey - Florida and some games on Calgary. But in Pittsburgh was Jagr rising star. If Pens didnt have financial issue/ colaps some thing will be otherwise.
I am so glad I had the opportunity to be at many games watching this man! Thank you to the Pittsburgh Penguins in honoring him! Congratulations and many blessings to Jaromir! 🤗🎉🥳
Was so excited to get tickets for the Bruins vs. Pens here in Boston. Then watching Jagz and Lemieux come flying down the ice as I sat behind the net was so worth the humiliation they reigned down upon us. Just amazing to see live.
Ano , pořád hraje. Bohužel jeho Rytíři Kladno jsou poslední a budou hrát o udržení v extralize. Jsem taky ze středních čech ( kraj v české republice) a moje město Mladá Boleslav je předposlední takže nám to letos nesedlo. Ahoj z Čech 👍🏼🇨🇿💚
Man I grew up watching this man and When Mario retired he was my absolute favorite. Hearing him speak like this honestly just melts my heart. Jagr is the man. So Happy he is home.
I remember the curly mullet blowing in the wind! I don't think there are many players as strong on the puck as Jagr. Once Jagr had the puck, as a D-man you'd have to go for the puck because there was no way in hell you were going to knock Jagr off the puck!
Bruins fan here could only watch in awe. We had him briefly at the end, and still no one could knock him off the puck. Mad respect for the man and player, all those years, the night clubs, the lovely ladies. Best wishes, first ballot HOF.
Hey ! ! There are plenty of 52 year olds that Stijl play hockey !😮 But not like this guy ! ( or Gordie) We need a JJ Press Conference montage from age 18 to now😊
Ahoj , zdravím všechny fanoušky hokeje . Posílám pozdrav z Čech z Prahy . Jarda je náš nejlepší sportovec. Máme i jiné legendy hlavně v hokeji ( D. Hašek, P. Eliáš, D. Pastrňák ) z fotbalu Masopust, Nedvěd, P. Čech a další úžasné lidi, ale JJ je TOP legenda. Čau 👍🏼🇨🇿🍾 a takový fakt Jiří Hrdina se narodil v mém rodném městě v Mladé Boleslavi a byl Jardovi oporou v začátcích
Why do I have this vision that Jaromir will end up waiting until he’s in his 70s and you’re going to see 70+ year old Jaromir, his 22 year old wife, and Jaromir and his kid will BOTH be in diapers! 😂 I kid, bless his heart, but in all seriousness - Jaromir and Mario are the players who made me a hockey fan 😁
It is not about having the most skilled parents , but about wise parents and great idols. When Jagr was 15 years old he asked his dad if he can get new skates , his dad told him : show me that you really want them , do 1000 squats everyday for a week and i will buy them for you. So Jaromir did 1000 squats a day and got his new skates. But stayed with that training attitude , placing weights on him during training , like 20kg vest and 2kg weight on a stick. And ankles and wrists.... True dedication is something you can't force on people they need to want it themself and Jagr wanted play with Mario and went for it....
I've always felt cheated about how insane that team was in terms of talent and to only win 2 cups. Cheated by the injuries to Mario and Stevens. Cheated by the idiots at the NHL for ushering in the dead puck era that choked Mario out of the league. That team should've won 4 or 5 more cups. Today however is a reminder that those years I did get to see those guys play were truly something special that most fans can't even imagine.
We got cheated by a Jagr injury too. It was the ‘99-‘00 season. They’d fired Kevin Constantine, brought in Herb Brooks and Brooks turned Jaromir loose. He had a career making night against NYI right at the end of Dec. Pens won 9-3 & Jaromir racked up 3 goals & 4 assists. According to The Hockey News (playing at the same pace & considering Jaromir was a beast there was ever reason to believe he’d play all season) they said Jaromir was on pace to score at least 70 goals and totally busting his previous Points Total of 149. They said Jaromir was on pace to win scoring race by 42 points ahead of the player in 2nd place. It would have been the largest margin of victory since Gretzky outscored Mario 183-108 in 1987 I think. But in January the referees put away their whistles and it became open season on Jaromir. Herb Brooks was fined $30,000 I think for blasting the officiating to the media and saying the NBA would never allow Michael Jordan to be treated the way Jaromir was - with the amount of clutching & grabbing & cheap shots he was being subjected to. That’s what destroyed his season. Mike Peca tried to take Jaromir out at the knee, but missed. Jaromir was left with a massive blood clot in his thigh and missed most of the second half of the season - at least 12 games (the Pens only won 2 of them) When Jaromir came back he scored 6 pts (3 goals 3 assists) in his first 2 games back. The 3rd game back at Philadelphia, Dan McGillis skated about behind him, left his feet, slammed Jaromir in the upper back, knocking him out of the game (shoulder injury) - Jaromir managed to hang on to win the scoring race with 96 points. But you think about what his overall stats would be if Jaromir had actually been able to play that full season, when he was at his peak - that’s what hurts the most. Because he was forced to play most of his career in the Dead Puck Era, instead of the run and gun 80s - we’ll never know the kinds of records Jaromir could have set
I remember the epic never ending game versus Washington and 3rd period of overtime everyone looks like they are skating through mud. Everyone except Jagr. A more driven athlete would be hard to find!
My heart was broken when they traded him to the Capitals. It felt like the Pens were going to what the Pittsburgh Pirates have been for so long. Inever booed him when Jags came back, I wore his jersey with pride. I truly believe if Jagr wasn't traded for basically nothing in return, then our chances of getting Sid and Malkin would have been very slim. Jagr did excellent for this whole celebration, so cool to see him skate with the team. Just didn't like what he said about coming back to celebrate Stanley Cup Championship reunions and special events. It doesn't seem like he will ever come back again to me.
I’m a huge wings fan. And I collect hockey books and magazines, and Nicklas Lidstrom who is called the perfect human and top 5 defensive of all time said that # 68 was one of two he mentioned that he played against said he got game he was the hardest to defend. His legs where so big and his stick handling was off the charts. Top 10 in my book to ever play. And it’s hard to get in my top 10…. Congratulations to #68 for his achievements
I grew up in FL and loved watching Jagr play whenever we could watch games and then I fell out of hockey for a year years in the 2000s. But when I heard his name and that he was still playing in the NHL and was with the Bruins I was shocked. Such a great guy.
It was a pleasure to watch Jaromir play hockey in the NHL for so many years and I wish him all of the best in the future!
He played during clutch and grab, and was still unstoppable,amazing player
Absolute gentleman and legend. Incredible.
He did what most can't:
Be very effective at a much older age.
Simply amazing in and of itself.
I brought one of my cousins from Italy to watch a Pens vs Leafs game at Maple Leaf gardens in 1992. My cousin stated that watching Jagr and Lemieux play together was like looking at art being painted in front of you. I have to agree with her, they were incredible athletes!
When he was on all cylinders he was unstoppable.
Even when he was on 1/2 as many cylinders he was pretty good!
It's extraordinary but immportant fact - he's the owner of the club he's playing for.
Loved you on the Pens and especially on the Rangers!
Will be Remembered as a good person, class act, and hockey legend
JAGR - The Greatest Hockey Player on The Planet.
Jags is an absolute beauty. What a great player, and a great dude.
I will say right now and forever that this is the man that made me a fan of hockey. I never saw a player like him before nor since. He is one of the greatest players to have ever lived and he is STILL playing the game. Watching him and Mario play together was something that was majestic and amazing and even then I knew what I was watching was something special. Thank you Jaromir for some of the best times I ever had watching the sport I fell in love with.
Souhlasím s tebou , jsem čech , žiju kousek od Kladna v Mladé Boleslavi a našim klukům to letos nejde, Rytíři Kladno jsou poslední a moje město Mladá Boleslav je předposlední. Snad to bude příští sezonu lepší. Čau z Čech 👍🏼🇨🇿💚
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I absolutely adore Jagr and those teams. What excitement and entertainment he and they provided for us. Congrats 68, well deserved
I dont 'adore' him.... but do remember when he broke into the league. He was one of the first highly skilled players I ever saw play in the NHL. There were skilled players obviously, but Jagr was on a different level. Great hands.
He says "always played for love" of the game, a good line to go in the hall of fame.
Great man, great hockey player...legend
Snazia sa ho v Cechach politicky vyuzit, zneuziť. Jagr ma charakter a neda sa. Hasek to je ina kapitola. ....tie rany do hlavy ho poznacili. Preplo mu... Jagr je super clovek !!😊
What a thoughtful series of responses. Jaromir is an aware and bright guy, beyond his hockey accomplishments. I loved how well thought and meaningful his responses were.
He has always been like this
Je v pohodě. Škoda ,že jeho Rytíři Kladno půjdou hrát o záchranu v extralize. Tato sezóna středočechům nejde. To a samé je moje město BK Mladá Boleslav jsou předposlední. Posílám pozdrav fanouškům hokeje z Čech ( Bohemia) 👍🏼🇨🇿💚
What a journey JJ. From Pittsburgh to Washington - Rangers - Philadephia - Dallas - Boston - New Jersey - Florida and some games on Calgary. But in Pittsburgh was Jagr rising star. If Pens didnt have financial issue/ colaps some thing will be otherwise.
I am so glad I had the opportunity to be at many games watching this man! Thank you to the Pittsburgh Penguins in honoring him! Congratulations and many blessings to Jaromir! 🤗🎉🥳
A class act all the way!
Was so excited to get tickets for the Bruins vs. Pens here in Boston. Then watching Jagz and Lemieux come flying down the ice as I sat behind the net was so worth the humiliation they reigned down upon us. Just amazing to see live.
Congratulations, Jags!! Much love to you! 🖤💛🖤💛🖤💛🖤💛
The fact he is 52 and still plays is just amazing
Ano , pořád hraje. Bohužel jeho Rytíři Kladno jsou poslední a budou hrát o udržení v extralize. Jsem taky ze středních čech ( kraj v české republice) a moje město Mladá Boleslav je předposlední takže nám to letos nesedlo. Ahoj z Čech 👍🏼🇨🇿💚
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Legend
Man I grew up watching this man and When Mario retired he was my absolute favorite. Hearing him speak like this honestly just melts my heart. Jagr is the man. So Happy he is home.
What a human being an argument for the best ever…talent, offense , defense, winning, longevity
I remember the curly mullet blowing in the wind! I don't think there are many players as strong on the puck as Jagr. Once Jagr had the puck, as a D-man you'd have to go for the puck because there was no way in hell you were going to knock Jagr off the puck!
Was lucky enough to watch him play in Florida with the Panthers. He was fun to watch.
The ultimate student and PHD level understanding of the game. Might make an incredible coach or exec.
Bruins fan here could only watch in awe. We had him briefly at the end, and still no one could knock him off the puck. Mad respect for the man and player, all those years, the night clubs, the lovely ladies. Best wishes, first ballot HOF.
Agree with you …. I really hope he signs one shift contract and retire as pen
Mom would definitely agree.@@alberthamel6039
Crazy how “the end” was not really the end, he played in the league for 5 more years after that. Ageless wonder.
Long time B’s fan here, also loved and FEARED watching Jagr. what a great guy too!!👏🏼👏🏼
A great guy .
He wants to come back still.! Praying you do jags!
Hey ! ! There are plenty of 52 year olds that Stijl play hockey !😮
But not like this guy ! ( or Gordie)
We need a JJ Press Conference montage from age 18 to now😊
I think he will play until 54 to break Gordie Howe record for oldest player ever played.
When he played for the Panthers it was the best thing for Barkov he taught him so much about playing the game his play evaluation was amazing
Yeah, my Bruins found that out the hard way. Love the way Florida brought it to us though. Respect
Loved the years in FLA and saw a lot of games at home and on road. No matter where Jagr went I supported him changed teams with him.
Ahoj , zdravím všechny fanoušky hokeje . Posílám pozdrav z Čech z Prahy . Jarda je náš nejlepší sportovec. Máme i jiné legendy hlavně v hokeji ( D. Hašek, P. Eliáš, D. Pastrňák ) z fotbalu Masopust, Nedvěd, P. Čech a další úžasné lidi, ale JJ je TOP legenda. Čau 👍🏼🇨🇿🍾 a takový fakt Jiří Hrdina se narodil v mém rodném městě v Mladé Boleslavi a byl Jardovi oporou v začátcích
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Já Tebe a hokej zdravím také.
Jaromir should have kids ASAP, we need small Jargr(s) for the future gen of hockey players.
I've been saying samething hopefully this is the right woman for him this time..
If he wanted kids, he would have done it years ago.
Why do I have this vision that Jaromir will end up waiting until he’s in his 70s and you’re going to see 70+ year old Jaromir, his 22 year old wife, and Jaromir and his kid will BOTH be in diapers! 😂 I kid, bless his heart, but in all seriousness - Jaromir and Mario are the players who made me a hockey fan 😁
It is not about having the most skilled parents , but about wise parents and great idols.
When Jagr was 15 years old he asked his dad if he can get new skates , his dad told him : show me that you really want them , do 1000 squats everyday for a week and i will buy them for you.
So Jaromir did 1000 squats a day and got his new skates.
But stayed with that training attitude , placing weights on him during training , like 20kg vest and 2kg weight on a stick. And ankles and wrists....
True dedication is something you can't force on people they need to want it themself and Jagr wanted play with Mario and went for it....
I've always felt cheated about how insane that team was in terms of talent and to only win 2 cups. Cheated by the injuries to Mario and Stevens. Cheated by the idiots at the NHL for ushering in the dead puck era that choked Mario out of the league. That team should've won 4 or 5 more cups. Today however is a reminder that those years I did get to see those guys play were truly something special that most fans can't even imagine.
We got cheated by a Jagr injury too. It was the ‘99-‘00 season. They’d fired Kevin Constantine, brought in Herb Brooks and Brooks turned Jaromir loose. He had a career making night against NYI right at the end of Dec. Pens won 9-3 & Jaromir racked up 3 goals & 4 assists. According to The Hockey News (playing at the same pace & considering Jaromir was a beast there was ever reason to believe he’d play all season) they said Jaromir was on pace to score at least 70 goals and totally busting his previous Points Total of 149. They said Jaromir was on pace to win scoring race by 42 points ahead of the player in 2nd place. It would have been the largest margin of victory since Gretzky outscored Mario 183-108 in 1987 I think. But in January the referees put away their whistles and it became open season on Jaromir. Herb Brooks was fined $30,000 I think for blasting the officiating to the media and saying the NBA would never allow Michael Jordan to be treated the way Jaromir was - with the amount of clutching & grabbing & cheap shots he was being subjected to. That’s what destroyed his season. Mike Peca tried to take Jaromir out at the knee, but missed. Jaromir was left with a massive blood clot in his thigh and missed most of the second half of the season - at least 12 games (the Pens only won 2 of them) When Jaromir came back he scored 6 pts (3 goals 3 assists) in his first 2 games back. The 3rd game back at Philadelphia, Dan McGillis skated about behind him, left his feet, slammed Jaromir in the upper back, knocking him out of the game (shoulder injury) - Jaromir managed to hang on to win the scoring race with 96 points. But you think about what his overall stats would be if Jaromir had actually been able to play that full season, when he was at his peak - that’s what hurts the most. Because he was forced to play most of his career in the Dead Puck Era, instead of the run and gun 80s - we’ll never know the kinds of records Jaromir could have set
Best NY Ranger I ever saw.
Legend no doubt 🙌 👌 💯
#68 Jaromíre grand mother is watching.
Props to Phil Bourque.
Martin Straka Jaromír Jágr
I remember the epic never ending game versus Washington and 3rd period of overtime everyone looks like they are skating through mud. Everyone except Jagr. A more driven athlete would be hard to find!
Congratulations jagr! Enjoy your jersey retire celebration 🍾
Would be cool to have seen him play with Crosby
Jagr is the Keith Richards of hockey!
I might put on my 90s-era Penguins Starter hoodie for the game.
The journalists need to be better. They're questions are ridiculous.
I would love to see Jaromír to be part of Pinguins again. In the management level ❤
Finally happy number is retired much deserved. It took a while but love to you and yout family.
I wish flyers kept him
Loved him as penguin
He belongs in PA
Good to see him end as penguin
That time period was magic! Hopefully the magic returns somehow, GOD knows they need it!
'if you're satisfied in the jungle you're dead' yaaaa! best quote all week
Jaromir sounds like Arnold Schwarzenegger or is just my imagination? What a great person and hockey player 😊
My heart was broken when they traded him to the Capitals. It felt like the Pens were going to what the Pittsburgh Pirates have been for so long. Inever booed him when Jags came back, I wore his jersey with pride. I truly believe if Jagr wasn't traded for basically nothing in return, then our chances of getting Sid and Malkin would have been very slim. Jagr did excellent for this whole celebration, so cool to see him skate with the team. Just didn't like what he said about coming back to celebrate Stanley Cup Championship reunions and special events. It doesn't seem like he will ever come back again to me.
This brother here ,he's different, kinda like he is him.
you dont say "Lets see next year", without having anything at all, in your pocket Jagr
I wonder if he still drives really fast lmfao ifykyk
Does Jamo still have a big gambling debt?
Hokejista dobrej, jako člověk nestojí za moc.
I’m a huge wings fan. And I collect hockey books and magazines, and Nicklas Lidstrom who is called the perfect human and top 5 defensive of all time said that # 68 was one of two he mentioned that he played against said he got game he was the hardest to defend. His legs where so big and his stick handling was off the charts. Top 10 in my book to ever play. And it’s hard to get in my top 10…. Congratulations to #68 for his achievements
I grew up in FL and loved watching Jagr play whenever we could watch games and then I fell out of hockey for a year years in the 2000s. But when I heard his name and that he was still playing in the NHL and was with the Bruins I was shocked. Such a great guy.