Kelsey and Hannah both agree that Team USA will win the 4 Nations tournament in overtime, and they give their picks for who will score the title-clinching goal. On Feb. 15, the hockey community celebrated the birthday of the ageless wonder, Jaromir Jagr [https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/8627/jaromir-jagr]. At 53, he's still playing professionally for Rytíři Kladno [https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/646/rytiri-kladno/2024-2025], the team he owns in the Czechia league. Thirty-five years ago, Jagr made his NHL debut with the Pittsburgh Penguins, who drafted him with the fifth overall pick in the 1990 Draft. By the end of his North American playing career, the kid whose nickname was Mario Jr. would become the second-highest scorer in NHL history. Even though it seemed like Jagr played with every team during his career, it's safe to say that he had his best seasons as a member of the Penguins, who retired his No. 68 a year ago. As we celebrate his birthday, let's look back at two team records Jagr holds that may never be broken. TWO ART ROSS TROPHY WINS WITHOUT 100 POINTS Mario Lemieux won Pittsburgh's first Art Ross Trophy in 1987-88, winning the scoring race with 168 points. He followed that up with five more wins: 1988-89 (199), 1991-92 (131), 1992-93 (160), 1995-96 (161), and 1996-97 (122). Jagr became the second Penguins player to win the award in the shortened season of 1994-95 with 70 points. When he won the award again, he collected 120 points (1997-98), 127 points (1998-99), and 121 points (2000-01). Between his final two wins, Jagr scored 96 points in 1999-2000. Eventually, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin would become the latest Pittsburgh players to win the Art Ross Trophy. Crosby's two wins came with 120 points (2006-07) and 104 points (2013-14), while Malkin won with 113 points (2008-09) and 109 points (2011-12). Therefore, Jagr is the only Penguins player to win the award by scoring fewer than 100 points and achieving the feat by doing it twice. Since 1968-69, the Art Ross Trophy has gone to a player who scored less than 100 points on six occasions: Jagr (1995, 2000), Jarome Iginla (2002), Martin St. Louis (2004, 2013), Jamie Benn (2013). TWO STANLEY CUP TITLES BEFORE 21 Jagr won the Stanley Cup during his rookie campaign and followed it with another victory in his second season. He made his NHL debut at 18 years and 232 days old and won the Stanley Cup on May 25, 1991, at 19 years and 99 days old. After his 20th birthday on Feb. 15, 1992, Jagr would win the Stanley Cup again on Jun. 1, 1992, at 20 years and 107 days old. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9VBIBx4ctQ[/embed] As one of the youngest players to ever win the Stanley Cup in NHL history, Jagr remains the youngest in Penguins history to hoist the Silver Chalice, a record that may never be broken. For perspective, the only player in franchise history to win the Stanley Cup before their 21st birthday is Jordan Staal [https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/player/jordan-staal-8473533], who earned his ring on June 12, 2009, at 20 years and 275 days old. Regarding his place in Penguins history [https://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=allTime&seasonFrom=19171918&seasonTo=20242025&gameType=2&playerPlayedFor=franchise.17&sort=points&page=0&pageSize=50], Jagr ranks in the top four with 439 goals, 640 assists, and 1,079 points. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjEyMTYyNzc0NjIzNTk0MDE5/thnpitnews.png] Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjEwNjYwNDIwMDI3OTUwOTI5/thnpitbanner.png]
