Report: Calgary Flames sign Jagr, second-highest scorer in NHL history
Posted Oct 2, 2017 1:31 pm.
Last Updated Oct 2, 2017 4:11 pm.
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CALGARY – The Calgary Flames have signed Jaromir Jagr to a one-year US$1 million contract, according to a report from Sportsnet.
The report added Jagr would also be eligible for $1 million in bonuses.
It would be the 45-year-old Jagr’s 24th NHL season, but his first suiting up for a Canadian team.
Jagr became a free agent when Florida decided not to offer him a new contract after last season. He had spent the last 2 1/2 seasons with the Panthers.
Jagr, a native of Kladno, Czech Republic, is second on the NHL all-time scoring list with 1,914 points (765 goals, 1,149 assists), trailing only Wayne Gretzky.
