The most famous hockey mom under the sun, Anna Jágrová (77), may once again dazzle overseas when she prepares the best pork dumpling zelo. Her son Jaromír (52) is returning to the NHL!
The Pittsburgh Penguins club, with which Jágr won the Stanley Cup in 1991 and 1992, will eliminate the famous sixty-eighth. “Coming Home,” Jaromír winked at the fans of the Penguins when announcing the big D-day. The ceremony will only start before the game against the Los Angeles Kings (on the night from Sunday to Monday), but the owner of the extra-league Kladno went overseas ahead of time because of the accompanying program. And Lightning was there!
Yesterday, shortly before 9 o’clock in the morning, a lively pensioner arrived at the Ruzyne airport with a large suitcase. He still won’t deny that image, he remains connected to Jarda by an umbilical cord – yes, it’s »Mama Jagr«, whose nickname was coined by commentators in Pittsburgh. “I fear the flight because of my age,” said the famous housekeeper of the most productive European in NHL history. After 20 years, she will return to the barracks, where in the nineties she took care of “Džegro”‘s home comfort and a full belly.
She was crying
Are you looking forward to it, Anna? “Not so much, I cried when I left the children (she has two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren), and I will cry there too. It’s my last trip” Mrs. Jágrová, whose daughter Jitka Kallová was flying with, told Bleska. But she deserves it over the years, the honor of hanging the jersey with the number 68 on the ceiling of the Pittsburgh arena also belongs to her. “I would watch on TV,” she smiled. Then she got serious when remembering her late husband Jaromír Sr. (†82) the year before last: “Too bad dad didn’t live to see it, he would have enjoyed it.”
The star Jágr arrived at the airport with his luggage at 9:23 a.m. next to his girlfriend Dominika Branišová (29). The hockey player, who celebrates his 52nd birthday today, looked like a teenager looking forward to a trip to America with mild nervousness.
And where are your sticks, Jardo?If Jaromír Jágr traveled with his family to reminisce about the old days just for a spin, they had a suspiciously large amount of luggage… Fans of the legendary »68« immediately think: “Did the equipment fit in there? What about the hockey sticks?” Pittsburgh is keeping the details of the Jagr jersey hanging a secret. Friday’s party at the Rivers Casino kicks things off. Before the ceremonial duel with the Kings from LA, the Czech “Krále” will be joined by former champions from Pittsburgh. There were rumors that the Olympic champion from Nagano 1998 could train with the current Penguins. Or even symbolically join Crosby et al. for one shift? He could get at least 68 seconds on the ice! |
Anna Jágrová and her daughter Jitka are waiting for Jaromír and the flight to Pittsburgh
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