The Flyers lost to the New Jersey Devils in five games in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and Jagr signed with the Dallas Stars for the 2012-13 season. He played in the NHL until the 2017-18 season, before he returned to play for his hometown team, Kladno, in Extraliga, the top league in Czechia.
The 54-year-old chatted with NHL.com about his interest in continuing to play, how much of the NHL he’s able to watch now, and a few of the players he enjoys watching.
You played six games with Kladno this season, but the last one was Dec. 21. Are you retired?
“Not official. I didn’t say that. … It doesn’t make sense to me. To practice at my age, and get ready at my age, spending so much time in my life doing this for hockey,…