Posts About "Jaromir Jagr"
Art Ross Trophy | 5 Things You Didn't Know
March 9th, 2019 The Art Ross Trophy is awarded annually to the NHL's top scorer. While looking into this year's race we came across some unusual/little known facts: 1. Art Ross Was a Defenseman I had erroneously assumed that because the trophy that bears his name is for the league's top scorer, that Art Ross himself would have been a high scoring...
Jaromir Jagr - A Retrospective in Quotations
February 13th, 2019 This post was crafted by hockey journalist and author Ross Bonander. Jaromir Jagr is as timeless as they come. We had Gordie Howe and Chris Chelios but Jagr may be best 'Old' hockey player ever. He turns 47 in a couple of days. Counting the two seasons he spent with HC Kladno in Czechoslovakia when he was 16 and 17 years old,...
The Jagr Effect: How A Legend Fueled the Flames
February 7th, 2019 The Calgary Flames rolled the dice in the 2017-18 season in an effort to find some forward depth. Seeking a bit of additional offensive oomph, the club signed 45-year-old free agent Jaromir Jagr. The second-highest scoring player in National Hockey League history, Jagr was expected to add some scoring to the Flames' bottom two...
NHL Elite: Consistent Point-Per-Game Players
February 5th, 2019 Russian superstars Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin joined a rare group of players who have averaged a point-per-game played (P/GP) or better for at least 10 seasons. They join Sidney Crosby as the only active players to do so - Crosby has 11. I chose 40 games played as the minimum to qualify because it is low enough to preserve the...
Best & Worst Trades in Panthers History
February 4th, 2019 In the 25 years since the Florida Panthers became a franchise, their 10 general managers have made a lot of trades. As an expansion team for the 1993-94 season, they made 16 trades in their first year alone. Some of these early trades made an impact as the team finished one point outside the playoffs in their inaugural season and reached...
The NHL 600-Goal Club
February 1st, 2019 For most hockey players, winning the Stanley Cup is the ultimate goal. From being drafted to helping a team through the regular season, playoffs and eventually Stanley Cup Finals, hoisting the cup is always the end-goal. Along the way, however, players all seek to play the best they can for a variety of purposes. While players always...
