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Jaromir Jagr

Chronology

1972	Born December 15, in Kladno, Czechoslovakia
c. 1976	Begins playing hockey
1987	Turns professional, joining the Poldi Kladno in the Czech Elite League
1990	Drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins; joins them for 1990-91 season; also plays for the Czech national team at the World Championships
1991	Wins Stanley Cup with the Penguins; named to the NHL All-Rookie team
1992	Wins Stanley Cup with the Penguins
1994	Plays for Czechoslovakia in the World Championships
1994-95	Briefly plays for Poldi Kladno in Czechoslovakia and a professional team in Italy during NHL strike
1995-96	Sets record for right wing and European player by scoring 62 goals and 87 assists in 82 games
1998	Wins the Art Ross Trophy; named captain of the Penguins; wins Gold Medal in the Winter Olympic games in Nagano, Japan; appears in the All-Star Game
2001	Traded to the Washington Capitals in the off-season
2002	Plays for the Czech Republic in the Winter Olympics