This event took place at a Czech Hockey Extraliga match, where Jagr plays for his club Kladno. In the match against Vsetin, the striker always managed to hit the opponent’s goal.
On the date of the game, Jagr was 52 years and 63 days old. He is the oldest hockey player in the history of professional leagues. Jagr surpassed the achievement of North American hockey legend Gordie Howe, who played the game at 52 years and 11 days old.
Jagr began his career in Kladno, from where he moved to the NHL. Overseas, he played for Pittsburgh, Washington, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Dallas, Boston, New Jersey, Florida and Calgary.
In total he played 1,733 games in the NHL, in which he scored 1,921 points (766 goals scored and 1,155 assists). He also played for Avangard Omsk. He returned to Kladno in 2018.
Jagr is a 1998 Olympic champion, two-time Stanley Cup winner and two-time world champion.
