Jaromír Jágr

Jaromír Jágr (pronounced audio speaker icon[ˈjaromiːr ˈjaːgr̩] , born February 15, 1972 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic) is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger, who plays for the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League (NHL). Jágr formerly played in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins, and the New Jersey Devils. Jágr is currently in the top ten among players in NHL career goals, assists, and points, and is regarded as one of the game's all-time great players.[1]

Jaromír Jágr
Jágr at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
Born (1972-02-15) 15 February 1972
Kladno, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
Czech Extraliga team
Former teams
HC Kladno
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals
New York Rangers
Avangard Omsk
Philadelphia Flyers
Dallas Stars
Boston Bruins
New Jersey Devils
Florida Panthers
Calgary Flames
National team  Czechoslovakia and
 Czech Republic
NHL Draft 5th overall, 1990
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1988present

Awards

NHL
Other
  • Medal of Merit in the second grade, awarded by the president of the Czech Republic Václav Klaus in 2010[2]
  • Flagbearer for the Czech Olympic Team at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.[3]
  • Olympic gold medal winner for the Czech Republic in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano
  • Olympic bronze medal for the Czech Republic in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin
  • IIHF World Champion 2005, 2010
  • IIHF European Club Champion 2005
  • IOC “Sport, inspiring young people” Trophy – 2011[4]
  • Golden Stick Award – 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011. Awarded annually to the top ice hockey player in the Czech Republic (and previously in Czechoslovakia), Jágr surpassed five-time winner Dominik Hašek in 2005, going on to win his tenth in 2011.
  • Czech Sportsman of the Year – 2005. Awarded by journalists in the Czech Republic.
  • IIHF World Championship All-Star Team – 2004, 2005 and 2011
  • IIHF World Championship directorate award winner (best forward) – 2011
  • In 1998 he was ranked number 37 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. This made him the highest-ranked player to have been trained outside Canada. Jágr, who was only 26 at the time, was additionally the second-youngest player on the list, older only than 25-year-old, No. 54-ranked Eric Lindros.[5]

NHL records

  • Most regular season points by a right wing (1995–96) - 149
  • Most regular season assists by a right wing (1995–96) - 87
  • Most regular season points by a European-born player (1995–96) - 149
  • Most regular season points by a player born outside of Canada (1995–96) - 149
  • Most all-time regular season points by a player who started his career in Europe - 1599 (At the end of the 2007–08 season)
  • Most all-time regular season goals by a player who started his career in Europe - 646 (At the end of the 2007–08 season)
  • Most all-time regular season points by a European born player - 1599 (At the end of the 2007–08 season)
  • Most all-time overtime goals - 19
  • Most consecutive 30-goal seasons (19912007) - 15 (Shared with Mike Gartner, including the shortened 1994–95 NHL season, 48 games)
  • Most consecutive 70-or-more point seasons (15) (including the shortened 1994–95 NHL season, 48 games)

New York Rangers records

  • Most regular season goals by a Rangers player (2005–06) - 54
  • Most regular season points by a Rangers player (2005–06) - 123
  • Most regular season power play goals by a Rangers player (2005–06) - 24
  • Most regular season shots on goal by a Rangers player (2005–06) - 368
  • Most regular season game-winning goals by a Rangers player (2005–06) - 9 (tied with Mark Messier 1996–97 and Don Murdoch 1980–81)
  • Most regular season goals by a Rangers right wing (2005–06) - 54
  • Most regular season assists by a Rangers right wing (2005–06) - 69
  • Most regular season points by a Rangers right wing (2005–06) - 123

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1984–85Kladno Jr.Czechoslovak-Jr.34241741
1985–86Kladno Jr.Czechoslovak-Jr.36412970
1986–87Kladno Jr.Czechoslovak-Jr.30353570
1987–88Kladno Jr.Czechoslovak-Jr.35572784
1988–89HC KladnoCzechoslovak2933641057120
1989–90HC KladnoCzechoslovak4222285098210
1990–91Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL802730574224310136
1991–92Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL7032376934211113246
1992–93Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL81346094611254923
1993–94Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL8032679961624616
1994–95HC KladnoCzech Rep.118142210
1994–95HC BolzanoSix Nations588164
1994–95HC BolzanoItaly10000
1994–95Schalker HaieGermany1110110
1994–95Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL483238703712105156
1995–96Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL826287149961811122318
1996–97Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL634748954054484
1997–98Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL7735671026464592
1998–99Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL814483127669571216
1999–00Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL63425496501188166
2000–01Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL81526912142162101218
2001–02Washington CapitalsNHL6931487930
2002–03Washington CapitalsNHL753641773862572
2003–04Washington CapitalsNHL4616294526
2003–04New York RangersNHL3115142912
2004–05HC KladnoCzech Rep.1711172816
2004–05Avangard OmskRSL3216223863114101422
2005–06New York RangersNHL8254691237230112
2006–07New York RangersNHL823066967810561112
2007–08New York RangersNHL8225467158105101512
2008–09Avangard OmskKHL552528536294594
2009–10Avangard OmskKHL512220425031120
2010–11Avangard OmskKHL4919315048142798
2011–12Philadelphia FlyersNHL7319355430111782
2012–13Rytíři KladnoCzech Rep.3424335728-----
2012–13Boston BruinsNHL11279222010108
2013–14New Jersey DevilsNHL8224436746
2014–15New Jersey DevilsNHL5711182942
2014–15Florida PanthersNHL20612186
2015–16Florida PanthersNHL792739664860224
2016–17Florida PanthersNHL8216304656
2017–18Calgary FlamesNHL2216710
CZE totals00000000000000 133 68 95 163 50 19 13 9 22 0
RSL/KHL totals00000000000000 138 63 70 133 175 23 9 16 25 26
NHL totals00000000000000 1733 766 1155 1921 1167 1208 78 123 201 163

International play

Jaromír Jágr

Jagr during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Team
World Junior Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Finland Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Bern Ice hockey
Gold medal – first place 2005 Vienna Ice hockey
Gold medal – first place 2010 Cologne Ice hockey
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Bratislava Ice hockey
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1989CzechoslovakEJC584122
1990CzechoslovakWJC7513186
1990CzechoslovakWC103252
1991CzechoslovakCC51010
1994CzechRepWC30222
1996CzechRepWCH31012
1998CzechRepOG61452
2002CzechRepOG42354
2002CzechRepWC74482
2004CzechRepWC75496
2004CzechRepWCH51122
2005CzechRepWC82792
2006CzechRepOG82576
2009CzechRepWC73690
2010CzechRepOG52136
2010CzechRepWC934712

References

  1. "Europe's most productive hockey player". Czech.cz. August 19, 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
  2. "Seznam vyznamenaných". Pražský hrad. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
  3. "Home". Ctvolympics.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
  4. "Highlights of the week". Olympic.org. 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  5. The Top 100 NHL Players of All-Time, Hockey News, Steve Dryden (1998). McClelland & Stewart, ISBN 0-7710-4175-6

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