1995-96 Jaromir Jagr Game worn jersey (set 2)

Jaromir Jagr was drafted by the Penguins fifth overall in the 1990 NHL entry draft. Jagr enjoyed great success early in his career, winning back to back Stanley Cups with Pens in ‘91 and ‘92, and eventually winning the Art Ross trophy (leading scorer in the NHL) in 1994-95. Jagr would go on to dominate the NHL for the next decade, in the process winning four more Art Ross trophies consecutively from 1998-2001. The only players to win the scoring title from 1981 to 2001 were Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Jaromir Jagr. His time in the NHL left him as the second highest scorer in the history of the game, sandwiched between Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier. The Penguins retired his number on February 18th, 2024, and when Jagr retires from professional hockey at the end of the 2024-25 season, he will be inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame. 

This jersey was worn during the second half of his most prolific season, 1995-96, where he scored a career high 149 points. Playing an 82 game season for the only time in his Penguins career, Jagr scored an incredible 62 goals and 87 assists. In any other season, that would typically be enough to win the scoring title and league MVP, but teammate Mario Lemieux tallied a whopping 161 points to lead the league in both goals and assists, and win every major NHL award (for the third time in his career). Jagr did finish the year with several accolades, leading the league in both even strength goals and game winning goals, and he also set the record for most points scored by a European born player in one season, as well as a right winger. He also hit a career milestone, scoring his 500th career point (wearing this jersey) in a loss against Montreal on February 24th.

This jersey is currently matched to ten games stretching from January 1st 1996 through March 28th, meaning Jagr wore it for approximately nineteen games in that span. Matches include two dozen photos of Jagr in action against Washington, Buffalo, New Jersey, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Boston, Hartford, and a video match to his 60th goal of the season vs. Florida, which you can see below. The jersey is matched to the cover of his autobiography as well as a handful of hockey cards, and shows excellent wear: stick marks, five un-repaired holes, heavy board burns, two shades of paint transfer, interior pilling, and corrosion on the fight strap snaps. “68” and “95-96” is written on the wash tag by the equipment manager.

It is difficult to acquire ANY game worn Jagr jersey, let alone one from his best season, so it goes without saying I am ecstatic to have this in my collection.

The cover of Jagr’s 1996 autobiography provides a super high resolution image for photo matching! The image was likely taken on March 1st during warm ups, as the ad on the boards resembles one seen at Edmonton Coliseum. Additional matches to photos and cards follow.

A record breaking 60th goal of the season

On March 28th 1996, Jagr scored his 60th goal of the season, something that only 23 players have done in the history of the league. It was a particularly special as it was his 140th point, breaking Petr Stastny’s record as the most points scored in a season by a European player. Here is a video clip of that moment, as well as some stills of the match.

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