When the whole world is waiting for Alex Ovechkin to break the NHL GOAT Wayne Gretzky’s record, another former NHL player has now eclipsed the regular season goal record of ‘The Great One’. As per numerous reports, Jaromír Jágr, a Czech professional ice hockey player, overtook The Great One. He completed his 1099th goal this week for Kladno Knights. This was indeed the best pre-birthday gift he gave to himself. Evidently, this caught the attention of the hockey fans who gave their views about this historic feat.

Fans flooded the comment section of the post and debunked the statistics that Jágr’s latest achievement is based on. Let’s have a look at what the fans dwelled upon.

NHL fans criticized the data behind Wayne Gretzky’s broken record

Jágr, who will be 51 soon, plays for Kladno Knights and has scored a record-breaking 1099 goals. As this is his last season, he made some remarkable efforts to make a mark in the history of the sport. Previously, Jágr played for the Penguins, Capitals, Rangers, and Flyers during his time in the NHL. After the 2017-2018 season, he decided to play for the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The record is the sum of his 844 NHL goals, 93 KHL goals, 107 Czech league goals, and 55 goals from other international games.

The official Twitter handle of the TSN shared the news of Jagr’s record via a tweet with the caption, “Jaromír Jágr celebrated his 51st birthday about a week early by scoring his 1,099th goal to overtake Wayne Gretzky at the top of the chart.” This, indeed, led to some excitement among the fans who started to comment their point of view. Let’s check the post.

Deflating the record as “baseless”, people commented –

Talking about Gretzky’s legendary career, fans denied the chart as they penned –

Though Jágr put in a great effort during his time in both leagues, fans denied even comparing him with Gretzky. They shared their discontent while stating the fact that there are only a few who can break his record.

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The astonishing records of Wayne Gretzky

During his 20 year-career, the Great One achieved numerous records. He even broke the record of his idol Gordie Howe and set a new one. The White Tornado turned pro in the 1978-1979 season. And from then onwards, he took the responsibility as a captain and won the Stanley Cup for the Oilers. He still has 61 world records under his name. And according to his fan army on Twitter, Ovechkin is the only one who can reach him, as of now.

Ovi is still some goals short of Gretzky’s legendary 894 goals. Not only that, the Great One has several other unbroken records like – the most assists, most points, highest goals in the playoffs, and so on.

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In light of Gretzky’s astonishing career, Jágr’s record seemed irrational to many fans. How do you feel about Jagr’s record? Share in the comments.