Jaromir Jagr is still picking up points in professional hockey at the age of 50. (Photo by Jari Pestelacci/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images) Jaromir Jagr hasn’t played in the National Hockey League since 2017, but the 50-year-old remains undefeated against father time. The soon-to-be 51-year-old, owner of the Kladno Knights in the Czech Extraliga, had to fill in due to a widespread illness decimating the roster, making his 2022-23 season debut on Sunday. And he looked pretty good,… Source link
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Jaromir Jagr is still picking up points in professional hockey at the age of 50. (Photo by Jari Pestelacci/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images) Jaromir Jagr hasn’t played in the National Hockey League since 2017, but the 50-year-old remains undefeated against father time. The soon-to-be 51-year-old, owner of the Kladno Knights in the Czech Extraliga, had to fill in due to a widespread illness decimating the roster, making his 2022-23 season debut on Sunday. And he looked pretty good,… Source link
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There’s no end in sight for Jaromir Jagr’s professional hockey career. (Photo by Alexander ShcherbakTASS via Getty Images) Former NHL player Jaromir Jagr has decided that he will continue to play for Kladno in the Czech Extraliga even as he nears his 50th birthday. Jagr will be turning 50 in February 2022, but he said that people are still expecting him to play — and to play well. “It’s not easy anymore, believe me,” Jagr said Wednesday to The Hockey News. “…mostly during my career,… Source link
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