Today in Penguins History (6/16/1990)

On this date in 1990, exactly 30 years ago, the Penguins selected future HOFer and hockey ironman, Jaromir Jagr in the first round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.  Jagr was the fifth pick in the draft and became the first Czech player to be drafted without first defecting to North America.  As the Soviet structure was collapsing in Europe, the stranglehold on travel and relocation began to loosen.  Upon the encouragement of his native government, Jagr was actually able to be in attendance at the Draft in Vancouver and relocate to Pittsburgh without difficulty.

This was great for the Penguins as his presence on a line with Mario Lemieux and Ron Francis helped the Penguins to back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 90-91 and 91-92.  Jaromir went on to play 11 seasons with the Penguins and is considered one of the best Pittsburgh forwards of all time.  Just look at his team records...

• Most single-season points by a right wing – 149
• Most single-season assists by a right wing – 87
• Most single-season assists by a European-born player – 87
• Most single-season power-play goals by a European-born player – 20
• Most single-season game-winning goals – 12
• Most single-season shots on goal – 403
• Most career points by a right wing – 1079
• Most career points by a European-born player – 1079
• Most career goals by a right wing – 439
• Most career goals by a European-born player – 439
• Most career assists by a right wing – 640
• Most career assists by a European-born player – 640
• Most career playoff game-winning goals – 78
• Most career power-play goals by a right wing – 110
• Most career power-play goals by a European-born player – 110

• Most career shorthanded goals by a European-born player – 9
• Most career overtime goals – 9
• Most career game-tying goals – 10
• Most career shots on goal by a right wing – 2911
• Most career shots on goal by a European-born player – 2911
• Most career playoff goals by a right wing – 65
• Most career playoff goals by a European-born player – 65

• Most career playoff points by a right wing – 147
• Most career playoff points by a European-born player – 147
• Most career playoff shorthanded goals by a right wing – 2 (tied with Ed Olczyk)
• Most career playoff shorthanded goals by a European-born player – 2
• Most career playoff game-winning goals – 14
• Most career playoff overtime goals – 4
• Most career playoff shots on goal – 461
• Most career playoff power-play goals by a right wing – 19
• Most career playoff power-play goals by a European-born player – 19

***from the Jaromir Jagr wikipedia page