Jaromir Jagr played in the NHL for what felt like forever.
And even after his retirement, his fingerprints are on the sport of hockey.
The most remarkable stat emerged Thursday night after the Oilers clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals to rematch with the Panthers:
Jagr has had one of his NHL teammates in the finals for 45 consecutive seasons.
It’s a bit of a tricky stat to word, because some of the guys on this list played with Jagr after they had already made the Stanley Cup, so they aren’t quite “former teammates.” But Jagr has been all around the game for a long time, as this list shows.
Former teammates of Jaromir Jagr have made the Stanley Cup Final in:
1980: Brian Trottier
1981: Brian Trottier
1982: Brian Trottier
1983: Brian Trottier
1984: Mark Messier
1985: Mark Messier
1986: Joe Mullen
1987: Mark Messier
1988: Mark Messier
1989: Jiri Hridina
1990: Mark… pic.twitter.com/C9sOUuiQx9— Big Head Hockey (@BigHeadHcky) May 29, 2025
That’s what happens when you play 24 NHL seasons, beginning in 1990 and through 2018.
Jagr played for the Penguins, Rangers, Capitals, Panthers, Devils, Flyers, Stars, Flames and Bruins.
He scored 766 goals and dished out 1,155 assists.
Jagr, 53 now, has been out of the league for seven years. But his influence is still everywhere.
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