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No Pittsburgh Penguins player will ever wear No. 68 again.

Jaromir Jagr's number will be raised to the rafters on Feb. 18, the club announced Friday.

The legend will join Mario Lemieux (No. 66) and Michel Briere (No. 21) as the only players to have their numbers retired by the Penguins.

Jagr ranks fourth all time in goals (766), fifth in assists (1,155), second in points (1,921), fourth in games played (1,733), and first in game-winning goals (135) in NHL history. The future Hall of Famer played 11 of his 24 seasons with Pittsburgh, helping the team win back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and '92.

The former winger won the Art Ross Trophy five times and the Hart Trophy once, in 1998-99.

Jagr, who'll turn 52 three days before his jersey retirement, still hasn't hung up his skates for good. He owns and plays for Rytiri Kladno, a Czech Extraliga squad based in his hometown.
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To make this all about me, until just now I didn’t realize how close in age Jagr and I are. My brain always had him way older than me. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be over here lamenting my largely meaningless life.
 
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