Jaromír Jágr, born February 15, 1972 in Kladno,
Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic) is a
National Hockey League player and the current
captain for the New York Rangers. Jágr wears the
number 68 in honor of the Prague Spring rebellion
that occurred in Czechoslovakia in 1968, also the
year in which his grandfather died while in prison.
During the 2005-2006 season Jágr enjoyed the
greatest offensive season in Rangers history,
breaking several single-season team records and
capturing his third Lester B. Pearson Award. He is
currently second (2nd) among active players in
career goals, assists, and points, and is regarded
as one of the game's all-time great players.
