SINCE 12-14-96 UPDATED 8/4/98

POSITION - RIGHT WING SHOOTS - LEFT HEIGHT - 6'3" WEIGHT - 225 BIRTH DATE - 2/15/72 BIRTHPLACE - KLADNO, CZECH RESIDES - PITTSBURGH PA, USA DRAFTED - 1990 CHOICE - 5 NUMBER - 68 STATUS - ON THE ROSTER (AS OF 8/4/98) COMPENSATION - $5,350,000.00 (as of 3/26/98) CAREER INFO: Drafted fifth overall by Pittsburgh in the 1990 entry draft...made All-Rookie team in 1990...received a 10-game suspension for abuse of an official in 1991...has won two Art Ross trophies as leading scorer...only player to amass more than 100 points last season. PLAYING STYLE: Impossible to defend...to slow him down, you must hook, grab, slash, or hold him...extremely tough to knock off the puck...has great durability for being the target that he is...is almost a perfect skater fundamentally...strong enough to push off a one-hand shot if being groped by an opponent...has a great shot, mainly because many of his sticks are illegal...Jagr truly lives to play hockey. Copyright PPHQ ©1996,1997,1998