In the 102-year history of the National Hockey League, 348 individuals have played 1,000 or more regular season games. 44 of them, or 12.6%, have played some part of their career with the Atlanta or Calgary Flames. We call these players Long-Timers.
In the last edition of this series, let’s take a look at Jaromir Jagr.
It’s kind of hard to conceptualize that Jagr is a real person that exists given just how wacky his life has been. He’s played pro hockey for over 30 years.
An offensive standout with his hometown team in Kladno as a teenager he played two seasons in the Czech Extraliga before he even turned 18.