If players fall short, 51-year-old Jaromir Jagr plays --: so that the club remains in the tournament and gets sponsorship

If players fall short, 51-year-old Jaromir Jagr plays --: so that the club remains in the tournament and gets sponsorship

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 10:36 AM (IST)
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If players fall short, 51-year-old Jaromir Jagr plays --: so that the club remains in the tournament and gets sponsorship

As the beard of 51-year-old Jaromir Jagr is turning white, his stature in the world of sports is increasing. Jagr is a professional ice hockey player who has now established himself as a legend of the sport and has perhaps reached a stage where the development of the game becomes a more important objective than individual achievements. Jagr is doing the same.
Jagr, from the Czech Republic, started playing ice hockey at the age of 15. He played for nine teams in 24 seasons in the prestigious National Hockey League and won the Stanley Cup twice for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was voted the league's Most Valuable Player in 1998–99. He is the second-highest scorer in the league with 1921 points. At age 42, he became the oldest player to score a hat-trick in the NHL. Although he retired from the league 4 years ago, he did not give up ice hockey.
Recently, Jaromir Jagr scored the 1099th goal of his professional career and made a record. He left behind Wayne Gretzky of Canada in terms of total goals in the league and international matches. Jagr achieved this feat while playing for Kladeno Knights in the Czech Extraliga, a league in the Czech Republic. The funny thing is that he himself is the owner of the team for which Jagr was playing.
Jagr, who had been playing for the team since 2017, had bought himself a majority stake in the team after retiring from the NHL in 2018. Jagr had decided not to take the field this season, but in December the players of the team fell ill. When the team was in danger of being relegated if the team was not complete, Jagr himself went on the field and set a world record in the season.
Jagr is playing his 35th professional season. For Jagr, the purpose of playing in the league is to keep his home club Kladno Knights running in the city where he grew up. Currently, his club is at the bottom of the league. Apart from Jagger, there is no other reason for the sponsors to join this club.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Writer