Jagr will receive a great honour! Pittsburgh will hang a jersey with the number 68 under the ceiling of the arena. Recall all his records and achievements

A great honour, a great day for Czech hockey. Pittsburgh will display the number 68 on the ceiling of the arena on Sunday before the game against the Los Angeles Kings. That’s the jersey worn by Czech hockey icon Jaromir Jagr. And it’s the one that no current or future Penguins player will ever wear again as a tribute to what the legend accomplished during his career.

One of the greatest legends in the history of not only Czech hockey, but also the NHL as a whole, Jaromír Jágr has made his mark in the history of the famous Canadian-American competition.

And that’s why Pittsburgh will hang his jersey number 68 from the ceiling of the arena on Sunday before the game against the Los Angeles Kings.

Jagr will become the third legend of the team, after his longtime teammates Mario Lemieux and Michel Briere , whose jersey will ascend to the ceiling of the arena and no one else will be allowed to wear the number in the future.

Pittsburgh selected its star in the 1990 NHL draft, with the fifth overall pick. “Jagr” didn’t have to wait long for success. In each of his first two NHL seasons with the Penguins, he won the Stanley Cup. It was also the club’s first two championships.

In a recent interview with NHL.com, Jagr revealed that he has always considered Pittsburgh his overseas home. He also celebrated his 52nd birthday there on Thursday, and that was just the beginning of a big celebration. They will culminate at PPG Paints Arena.

Jagr and his incredible records

Jagr is a legitimate legend of the club and one of its biggest icons. After all, he played a total of eleven seasons for the Penguins from 1990/91 to 2000/01, three of them as team captain. He became the youngest player in league history to win two Cups.

Jagr won eight individual awards during his time in Pittsburgh. He won the Art Ross Trophy five times, including four in a row (1994/95, 1997/98 to 2000/01), and twice won the Ted Lindsay Award presented by the players themselves (1998/99 and 1999/00). He also once won the Hart Memorial Trophy for the competition’s Most Valuable Player (1998/99).

In the 1995/96 season, he set the NHL record for most points scored by a player born outside of North America. In 806 games, he accumulated 1,079 points on 439 goals and 640 assists.

His career in Pittsburgh came to an end on July 11, 2001. That’s when the Penguins traded him to Washington. Jagr then played 13 more NHL seasons from 2001-02 to 2017-18, donning the jerseys of Washington, the NY Rangers, Philadelphia, Dallas, Boston, New Jersey, Florida and Calgary.

Jagr still remains the league’s all-time leader in game-winning goals (135) and ranks in the top five in the NHL’s historical tables in points (1,921 – 2nd), goals (766 – 4th), games played (1,733 GP – 4th) and assists (1,155 – 5th).

The NHL ranked him in the top 100 players in 2017. He played his last game in the famous overseas competition on December 31, 2017.

Source: NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Elite Prospects,