Jagr enters 37th season, assists in Rytiri Kladno defeat

Jaromir Jagr began his 37th professional hockey season on Wednesday by assisting on a goal for Rytiri Kladno in their 5-1 loss to Dynamo Pardubice.

The 52-year-old, who is the majority owner of the team playing in the Czech Extraliga, the highest league in the Czech Republic, finished the match with 14:28 minutes on the ice.

Jagr began his professional career with his hometown team, Rytiri Kladno, in 1988-89 and has been its majority owner since 2011. He returned to Rytiri Kladno in 2018 after playing 24 NHL seasons with nine teams from 1990-2017.

Last season he recorded four assists in 15 games for Kladno, which finished last in the league.

Jagr is second in NHL history with 1,921 points (766 goals, 1,155 assists) in 1,733 games. He is fourth all-time in games played and goals and fifth in assists.