Jaromir Jagr returned to Pittsburgh.
Jesse Puljujärvi has played one match against Jaromir Jagr. AOP / USA TODAY Sports
Pittsburgh Penguins freeze Jaromir Jagrin game number 68 in connection with the Kings match. The game starts the night before Monday at 1:05 Finnish time.
The Czech icon stopped by Pittsburgh’s training before the festivities. At the same time, the Finns were cooling off on the ice Jesse Puljujärvi and Valtteri Puustinen.
Puljujärvi praised the legend after training on the NHL’s website.
– He was already playing in the NHL when I was born. I remember playing against him once in Calgary. He made one really nice pass to Johnny Hockey (Johnny Gaudreau), who scored a goal, Puljujärvi recalled.
Puljujärvi was still amazed by one thing about the insane Jagri.
– He is big and perhaps the strongest guy still in this dressing room.
Puustinen raved about how one of the hockey legends of all time is still able to play professionally even at the age of 52.
– It’s crazy, he’s an old guy, but he still plays in the Czech Republic, Puustinen admired.
This season, Jagr has played 15 games in the Czech main league with Kladno, which he owns, with 0+4 results.
– When I was a little boy, I watched a lot of his highlight videos, Puustinen continued.
Pittsburgh star pack Kris Letang had put on a Jagr-type wig in the back during training.
– He was one of my favorite players and the Penguins one of my favorite teams. Jagr’s passion came out both in playing, in his hair style and in the ventilations after the goals, Letang praised.
Jaromir Jagr, 52, is still playing in the Czech major league. PDO