Jaromír Jágr
Jaromír Jágr (pronounced [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 | 15 February 1972 Kladno, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (100 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 Czech Republic
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| NHL Draft | 5th overall, 1990 Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Playing career | 1988–present |
Awards
- NHL
- Stanley Cup champion – 1991, 1992 (Pittsburgh)
- Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP) – 1999
- Art Ross Trophy (Leading point scorer) – 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
- Lester B. Pearson Award (Players' MVP) – 1999, 2000, 2006
- Selected to 12 NHL All-Star games: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
- NHL First Team All-Star – 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006
- NHL Second Team All-Star – 1997
- NHL All-Rookie Team – 1991
- 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 (1991–2007) - 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 | ||
| 1984–85 | Kladno Jr. | Czechoslovak-Jr. | 34 | 24 | 17 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Kladno Jr. | Czechoslovak-Jr. | 36 | 41 | 29 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Kladno Jr. | Czechoslovak-Jr. | 30 | 35 | 35 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Kladno Jr. | Czechoslovak-Jr. | 35 | 57 | 27 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | HC Kladno | Czechoslovak | 29 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | HC Kladno | Czechoslovak | 42 | 22 | 28 | 50 | — | 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 42 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 70 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 1992–93 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 81 | 34 | 60 | 94 | 61 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | ||
| 1993–94 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 32 | 67 | 99 | 61 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Kladno | Czech Rep. | 11 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Bolzano | Six Nations | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Bolzano | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Schalker Haie | Germany | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 48 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 62 | 87 | 149 | 96 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 18 | ||
| 1996–97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 63 | 47 | 48 | 95 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1997–98 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 77 | 35 | 67 | 102 | 64 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 81 | 44 | 83 | 127 | 66 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | ||
| 1999–00 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 63 | 42 | 54 | 96 | 50 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 81 | 52 | 69 | 121 | 42 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 2001–02 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 69 | 31 | 48 | 79 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 75 | 36 | 41 | 77 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 46 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | New York Rangers | NHL | 31 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Kladno | Czech Rep. | 17 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Avangard Omsk | RSL | 32 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 63 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | ||
| 2005–06 | New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 54 | 69 | 123 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 30 | 66 | 96 | 78 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | New York Rangers | NHL | 82 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 58 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 55 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 62 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 51 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 49 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 73 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Rytíři Kladno | Czech Rep. | 34 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2012–13 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 46 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2014–15 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 57 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 20 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 79 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 22 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| CZE totals | 133 | 68 | 95 | 163 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| RSL/KHL totals | 138 | 63 | 70 | 133 | 175 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 26 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1733 | 766 | 1155 | 1921 | 1167 | 1208 | 78 | 123 | 201 | 163 | ||||
International play
 Jagr during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1998 Nagano | Team |
| Bronze | 2006 Turin | Team |
| World Junior Championship | ||
| Bronze | 1990 Finland | Ice hockey |
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 1990 Bern | Ice hockey |
| Gold | 2005 Vienna | Ice hockey |
| Gold | 2010 Cologne | Ice hockey |
| Bronze | 2011 Bratislava | Ice hockey |
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Czechoslovak | EJC | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | |
| 1990 | Czechoslovak | WJC | 7 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | |
| 1990 | Czechoslovak | WC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1991 | Czechoslovak | CC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1994 | CzechRep | WC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1996 | CzechRep | WCH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | CzechRep | OG | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2002 | CzechRep | OG | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2002 | CzechRep | WC | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2004 | CzechRep | WC | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |
| 2004 | CzechRep | WCH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2005 | CzechRep | WC | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2006 | CzechRep | OG | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2009 | CzechRep | WC | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2010 | CzechRep | OG | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2010 | CzechRep | WC | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
Jaromír Jágr Media
Jágr with the Rangers in the 2008 playoffs.
Jágr at the 2006 NHL Awards Show
Jágr sitting in a penalty box while playing with Omsk, August 2008
Jágr with the Flyers in 2011
Jágr with the Bruins during the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals
Jágr with the Devils in January 2014
Jágr with the Panthers in 2016
Pittsburgh Penguins 1991 Stanley Cup champions banner. Jágr was a part of the Penguins' roster that year
Jágr and the Bruins with the Prince of Wales Trophy following the Bruins' Eastern Conference Finals series sweep over the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2013. Jágr is to the immediate right of the trophy.
Jaromír Jágr, ice hockey champion 2010
References
- ↑ "Europe's most productive hockey player". Czech.cz. August 19, 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
- ↑ "Seznam vyznamenaných". Pražský hrad. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ↑ "Home". Ctvolympics.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ↑ "Highlights of the week". Olympic.org. 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ↑ The Top 100 NHL Players of All-Time, Hockey News, Steve Dryden (1998). McClelland & Stewart, ISBN 0-7710-4175-6
Other websites
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or TSN.ca
- Jaromir Jagr's KHL player profile