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Oldest player in NHL history to score a hat trick (42 years, 322 days old). [January 3, 2015].

The Philadelphia Flyers announced Jagr has signed a one year, $3.3 million contract after Jagr's old team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, withdrew its one-year, $2 million offer. (1 July 2011).

(July 4, 2008) Signs with Avangard Omsk (Omsk, Russia), the team he played for during the 2004/2005 lockout, a day after parting ways with the New York Rangers.

(January 23, 2004) The Washington Capitals trade Jagr to the New York Rangers for Anson Carter. The Rangers will pay the remainder of Jagr's 2003-04 salary and the Capitals will pay between $4-4.5 million of Jagr's salary in each of the next four years, with the star agreeing to defer $1 million per year of his salary. Jagr had 83 goals and 118 assists for 201 points in 190 games with the Capitals.

The Internal Revenue Service filed a federal tax lien in Allegheny County (PA) Common Pleas Court, claiming that Jagr owes $3,270,209 in income tax for the 2001 calendar year. In August, the IRS filed a claim for $350,000 in unpaid income taxes and penalties and interest for 1999. That lien was satisfied when the balance was paid. [28 February 2003]

Insurance firm Ceska Pojistovna announced it would pay $165,000 for an additional policy to cover Jagr, allowing him to help Team Czech Republic defend their world championship, beginning April 26 in Gothenburg, Sweden. According to Czech newspaper Mlada fronta Dnes, Jagr's agency IMG, demanded that either he be insured for potentially lost wages throughout the duration of his 7 year, $77 million contract with the Washington Capitals or else he couldn't play. IMG claimed to Czech officials the Capitals wanted the extra insurance. However, the officials said they are still waiting for any kind of communication from the Capitals. [April 2002]

Traded to Washington Capitals for Kris Beech, Michal Sivek & Ross Lupaschuk on July 8, 2001

1998 Olympic Gold Medalist, Men's Hockey (Team Czech Republic)

Member of Penguins back-to-back Stanley Cup Championships (1991-1992)

Fifth overall pick by the Pittsburgh Penguins (1990)

Jaromír Jágr was born on February 15, 1972 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia.

Wears #68 in memory of his grandfather who died during the 1968 Prague Spring uprising against the Soviet Union.