Report: Jagr set to finally retire after 29 year pro career?

Say it ain't so, Jags!

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Published 4 years ago
Report: Jagr set to finally retire after 29 year pro career?
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Jaromir Jagr, legend of the NHL, KHL and... well everywhere anyone even remotely cares about hockey may finally hang up his skates for good, ending a 29 year pro career.

Jagr's hometown team, the team whom he owns, the Kladno Knights recently dropped a relegation game in the Czech Extraliga, dropping them down to the league's second tier. With the loss, the 48 year old Jagr admits that his playing days may be over.

“I did not expect that at 48, I would would play in such a key match," Jagr told Hokej.Cz. "But my responsibility to the club, fans and sponsors is huge, I have to do my job. I don’t know what will happen next. It is difficult to climb from the bottom, last time it took five years.”

“I still love hockey, but every year it becomes more difficult. In the most important matches I used to look much better than this time. I always helped their teams to win, and now the situation is completely different.”

Despite being nearly 50 years old, Jagr still managed a stellar 15 goals and 29 points with Kladno in 38 games this season. He's second all-time in points in the NHL, third in goals and fifth in assists. He's a Hart Trophy winner, he won the Art Ross Trophy an incredible five times, hoisted Lord Stanley's Cup twice, won an Olympic Gold and the won the Ted Lindsay Award three times. The moment Jagr hangs him up, he'll be an automatic Hockey Hall of Fame inductee.


Source: KXAN36