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Insane Jaromir Jagr Stat Alive in 2025 Stanley Cup Final

Even though he hasn't played an NHL game in seven years, Jaromir Jagr still has a huge impact on the game.

Nick Horwat

Feb 18, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins former right wing Jaromir Jagr (68) waves to the crowd at the conclusion of warm-ups against the Los Angeles Kings at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images
Feb 18, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins former right wing Jaromir Jagr (68) waves to the crowd at the conclusion of warm-ups against the Los Angeles Kings at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images / Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images
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Jaromir Jagr hasn’t played an NHL game since the 2017-18 season, yet he still has multiple connections to the upcoming Stanley Cup Final. With the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers punching their tickets to the Cup Final, a 45-year streak continues for Jagr.

Ever since 1980, at least one former teammate of Jagr’s has appeared in every Stanley Cup Final. Jagr didn’t make his NHL debut until 1990 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, but eventually saw his path cross with a number of remarkable players to help grow this incredible list.

The first player listed was New York Islanders icon Bryan Trottier, who shared a locker room with Jagr as a member of the Penguins in the early 1990s. Trottier and Jagr won the Cup together in 1991 and 1992, Jagr’s first two years in the NHL.

Those would end up being Jagr’s only two Stanley Cup championships, but his career of teammates are still competing for the hardest trophy to win in sports.

Over the course of his 24-year NHL career, Jagr played for nine different teams, making his list of former teammates one of the longest the league has ever seen.

Jagr spent a little over two years with the Panthers near the end of his career, crossing paths with Aleksander Barkov. The Panther captain is one of a couple former Jagr teammates skating in the 2025 Stanley Cup Final.

Former teammate of Jagr’s during his brief time with the Boston Bruins, Brad Marchand is now a member of the Panthers. Jagr and Marchand also made it all the way to the Cup Final in 2013 but fell to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Jagr never played for the Oilers, but there is one Edmonton defenseman who shared a lineup card with the hockey icon. Before joining the Oilers, Brett Kulak spent the beginning of his career with the Calgary Flames.

As a member of the Flames, Kulak was a teammate of Jagr’s during his final season in the NHL in 2017-18.

The only hiccup on the long list is the 2022 Cup Final between the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning. While no one on either roster shared an NHL team with Jagr, Ondrej Palat was a teammate of his during the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Even if it’s an imperfect list, there is no denying the kind of spread and impact Jagr left on the game of hockey, especially in the NHL.

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Nick Horwat
NICK HORWAT

Nick Horwat is a contributor with Breakaway On SI. He was previously a credentialed reporter for The Hockey News covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A Pittsburgh native, Nick graduated from Point Park University and started reporting on news and sports with KDKA Radio and 93.7 The Fan. After hosting a Penguins talk radio show in college, he morphed the show into a podcast. The Tip of the Ice-Burgh Podcast has been a leading Penguins podcast since 2019. Follow him on Twitter @NickHorwat41.

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