Pittsburgh Penguins followers can have one other probability Saturday to snag restricted version Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads, ones the group claims is not going to be stolen earlier than they arrive on the enviornment.
In March, the Penguins have been set to honor Jagr, who had his quantity retired earlier within the season, with a bobblehead giveaway that depicted his iconic “Jagr salute” celebration. But the dolls by no means made it to PPG Paints Arena — the group introduced they’d been a sufferer of cargo theft.
The Penguins gave followers who attended their bout in opposition to the San Jose Sharks a one-time scannable barcode to obtain a Jagr bobblehead at a later date. Jagr himself had some enjoyable with the theft, serving to the Penguins produce a social media clip that featured him and a bobblehead doll hitting the street to seek for the stolen cargo.
Almost two weeks after the theft, the group announced that it had recovered the Jagr bobblehead dolls after “a particular cargo restoration group negotiated the return of the stolen property to a safe warehouse situated in Ontario, California.”
On Saturday, the primary 7,500 followers who attend the Penguins’ recreation in opposition to the Ottawa Senators will obtain a brand new Jagr bobblehead that places an emphasis on his superb mullet. Jagr performed 11 years for the Penguins from 1990 to 2001, amassing 439 objectives and 640 assists in 806 video games and successful the Stanley Cup twice.
The Penguins instructed ESPN they plan to “lean into [the bobbleheads] being within the constructing this week,” as evidenced by the teaser trailer they revealed on social media that options dozens of tweets concerning the bobblehead theft final season.
JAGR BOBBLES RETURN 🫡
Score yours this Saturday: https://t.co/yBi9mhmTIA pic.twitter.com/7R1xaRkn58
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) January 8, 2025
Jagr continues to play skilled hockey at 52 years outdated for the Czech Extraliga Kladno Knights — the group he owns. Jagr just lately posted on Instagram that he misplaced 4 enamel in a current recreation.
His new bobblehead, in the meantime, seems prefer it’s the “after” photograph for a enamel whitening service.
