Jaromir Jagr isn’t ready to step away from hockey just yet.
The NHL legend took the ice for his 38th season in professional hockey on Friday, playing a game with Rytiri Kladno, the team he owns in the Czech Extraliga.
The 53-year-old was reportedly set to call an end to his hockey career after last season, when he appeared in 39 of Kladno's 51 regular-season contests, scoring five goals and registering 16 points.
However, that does not seem to be the case now.
Kladno sits 13th out of 14 Extraliga teams with four wins in 14 games. The team has not finished higher than 13th since being promoted back to the top Czech league in 2021.
In February 2024, the Pittsburgh Penguins retired Jagr's No. 68 jersey. He spent 11 of his 24 NHL seasons with the Penguins and put up 439 goals and 1,079 points in 806 regular-season games.
Pittsburgh traded Jagr to Washington before the 2001-2002 campaign. He would play another 13 seasons after that, including stops with the Capitals, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, Florida Panthers and Flames.
In 1,733 regular-season NHL games, the six-foot-three, 230-pound winger, who isn't yet eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame because he continues to play pro, registered 766 goals, 1,155 assists and 1,921 points.
Once Jagr does retire, he will be eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame in three years and would be expected to become a first-ballot member.
