Jaromir Jagr is back for a 24th NHL season, and for the first time he’ll be skating in a Canadian market.
The Calgary Flames have announced that they have signed the five-time NHL scoring champion to a one-year deal. The official announcement came two days after the move was initially reported.
The 45-year-old Jagr, a native of Kladno, Czech Republic, is second on the NHL all-time scoring list with 1,914 points (765 goals, 1,149 assists), trailing only Wayne Gretzky.
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He has played 1,711 NHL games with Pittsburgh, Washington, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Dallas, Boston, New Jersey and Florida and is just 57 games from surpassing Gordie Howe for the most NHL games ever played (1,767).
WATCH: The Calgary Flames are set to open their season against rivals the Edmonton Oilers, amid news Jaromir Jagr has signed a one-year deal. Brendan Parker is in Edmonton.
Jagr started his career with Pittsburgh in the 1990-91 season and helped the Penguins win back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992.
He was awarded the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player in 1999.
Watch below from January 2016: The Travelling Jagrs joined Global Calgary with details on why the group of Alberta friends and fans have embraced the NHL all star Jaromir Jagr.
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