Athletistic/Hockey. The Pittsburgh Penguins press office announced that their club will retire the jersey number of legendary Czech forward Jaromir Jagr. He wore number 68 for the Penguins.
A ceremony honoring Jagr and raising his jersey under the arches of the Pittsburgh Arena will take place before the NHL regular season game against the Los Angeles Kings on February 18, 2024. Note that Jaromir will be only the third player in the Penguins history of having his number retired. Previously, Mario Lemieux and Michel Brière had received this honor.
Pittsburgh selected Jagr 5th overall in the 1990 NHL Draft. The Czech spent his first 11 NHL seasons with the Penguins, playing in 806 games and scoring 1,079 (439+640) points in goals and scoring. aids. He is one of the five best players in Pittsburgh history in terms of number of games played (5th place), goals scored (4th), help (4th) and points scored (4th). Jagr won two Stanley Cups with the Penguins.
Source: Sport
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