NHL legend Jaromir Jagr wins Emmy Award on Saturday.
National Hockey League legend Jaromir Jagr adds another trophy to his already impressive cabinet.
National Hockey League legend Jaromir Jagr has added another rather illustrious trophy to his already stacked trophy cabinet.
On Saturday, during the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Awards, Jagr was the recipient of an Emmy Award for the part that he played in the creation of his very own documentary. That documentary focused around his retirement ceremony in Pittsburgh last season, with the project being titled "Celebrate 68: Jagr Retirement Ceremony" a Pittsburgh Penguins project.
Jagr was not only the subject of the documentary project but was also credited as a director and it is that director credit that resulted in him earning the award. Jagr, alongside Mark Cottington, Producer; Sydney Bauer, Producer; Giuseppe Esposito, Motion Graphics; Paul Steigerwald, Writer; Michael Davenport, Production Supervisor; Bill Wareham, Director; Rod Murray, Producer/Writer; Leo McCafferty, Executive Producer; Jennifer Bullano-Ridgley, Executive Producer; Kevin Acklin, Executive Producer; James Santilli, Executive Producer were all recognized via the the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website for the Mid-Atlantic Chapter.
The relatively short documentary is 47 minutes and 22 seconds long and those of you who have not had the opportunity to see the documentary can view it just below.
Jagr is of course one of the most widely recognized players in NHL history and is beloved by fans all around the world after what was a truly remarkable NHL career. Jagr appeared in a staggering 1733 NHL games throughout his career, registering 766 goals and adding 1155 assists for a total of 1921 career points in the league.
He continues to play professional to this very day, having picked up his first goal of the season just a few days ago.