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Jaromir Jagr is one of the best hockey players the NHL has ever seen. He’s a two-time Stanley Cup champion, a five-time Art Ross Trophy winner, and a 10-time all-star. How good was the Czech superstar? Well, he’s been retired for seven seasons now and his impact is still being felt in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Jagr, the fifth overall pick in the 1990 NHL Draft, played for 24 seasons in the NHL. He’s had countless number of teammates over that time. So many, even, that former/future teammates of Jagr have now played in 45 consecutive Stanley Cup Finals.
Former teammates of Jaromir Jagr have made the Stanley Cup Final in:
1980: Brian Trottier
1981: Brian Trottier
1982: Brian Trottier
1983: Brian Trottier
1984: Mark Messier
1985: Mark Messier
1986: Joe Mullen
1987: Mark Messier
1988: Mark Messier
1989: Jiri Hridina
1990: Mark… pic.twitter.com/C9sOUuiQx9— Big Head Hockey (@BigHeadHcky) May 29, 2025
If You Want To Make The Stanley Cup Finals, You’d Better Play With Jaromir Jagr
The list begins with Brian Trottier, who played in the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals for the New York Islanders and ended his career alongside Jagr with the Pittsburgh Penguins. It continued for four-plus decades with names such as Mark Messier and Mario Lemieux, and ended, potentially, with Florida Panthers star center Aleksander Barkov, who played alongside Jagr with the Panthers from 2014-2017. Both Sam Bennett and Matthw Tkachuk of the Panthers also played with Jagr during his final NHL season in Calgary
The remarkable thing is that the list could very well extend well beyond the 2025 season. For one, the Panthers could absolutely make the Stanley Cup Finals in the years to come and Barkov isn’t going anywhere. The same could be said of Tkachuk, while Dougie Hamilton of the New Jersey Devils and Andrew Mangiapanne of the Washington Capitals also played with Jagr during their days with the Flames.
Jagr, who is still scoring against professionals, left an indelible mark on the NHL. And it seems that mark will continue to grow, potentially for years and years to come.