Jaromír Jágr is still going strong with Rytíři Kladno in his 36th expert season. (Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI through Getty Images)
Jaromír Jágr took the ice on Thursday for the very first time because turning 52 years of ages and passed Hall of Famer Gordie Howe as the earliest expert hockey gamer.
Betting Rytíři Kladno, the Czech group he owns and runs, Jágr scored throughout a 7-2 win over VHK Vsetín in Game 2 of their playoff transfer series.
Kladno’s success provided a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Howe was 52 years, 11 days old when he dressed for his last NHL video game in 1980. He later on played one shift with the Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League in 1997 at the age of 69, however this record is for gamers taking routine shifts.
Jágr, whose NHL profession started with the Pittsburgh Penguins throughout the 1990-91 season, had actually not played given that Feb. 10, 5 days before his 52nd birthday. Thursday was his 16th video game of the season.
Jágr has actually missed out on time this season handling injuries. Throughout his healing, he hung out back in Pittsburgh to participate in previous colleague Mario Lemieux’s adult dream camp and had his No. 68 retired by the franchise.
Throughout Jágr’s remain in Pittsburgh, a prepared bobblehead night did not take place after the delivery of the free gifts was taken throughout shipment.
Jágr is 2nd all-time in NHL scoring with 1,921 points and 4th all-time in objectives scored with 766. He bet 9 groups throughout his 24-year profession in North America.
Given that leaving the Calgary Flames in 2018, Jágr has actually been back playing off and on with Kladno.