Schnitinfritz Jagr was one of the great Dragon players during the 20's and 30's at the height of our dynasty. Schnitinfritz racked up an impressive 386 points, good for 11th all-time in Dragons scoring and played 802 games which ranks 7th all-time. Throughout his career he was a very productive hard-nosed player, primarily a face off and defensive specialist, but could obviously light the lamp when called upon. Jagr made the dragons extremely hard to play against by giving us incredible center depth and purposely developed a specialist build to give us an edge in possession. That advantage often resulted in wins, especially in the post-season.
Jagr was a two-way centreman who won over 6,600 face offs during his career, with a 54% winning percentage and he had well over 55% in some seasons. Having a weapon like Jagr alongside players like Esa, Randleman, Pedersen and Mack made the dragons nearly unbeatable in the late 20’s and early 30’s when they went to 4 cup finals in 7 seasons, winning 3 championships. Strength down the middle was always a key to the dragons success and Jagr was a huge reason Calgary was able to win so many games during that era. Often an under the radar type of player, the Dragons would not have won those championships without Jagr in the line up taking draws and scoring clutch goals. He has 8 post-season game winners ranks 7th all-time in Dragons playoff scoring.
Jagr was a selfless player, always in it for the team, often playing wherever he was needed on lines 2 and 3 and was a PK and face-off specialist. He could have been a #1 center on any team. Jagr was a truly great player and a consummate teammate, we were lucky to have him here for an incredible 16 seasons, some of the best years in franchise history.
If there was ever a guy you want taking a draw at the final buzzer or to grab a beer with after the game it’s Schnitinfritz Jagr.
He is more than deserving of entering the Dragons Hall of Fame. We'd like to congratulate you @c00kies and thank you for all contributions to the Calgary Dragons.
1st - Career 54.0% Face Off Winning Percentage
7th Most GP - 802
10th Most Goals - 150
11th Most Assists - 236
11th Most Points - 386
9th Most Shots 1702
7th All-time in Dragons Playoff Scoring
Won 3 Challenge Cups – Went to 5 Cup finals in 16 seasons.
Jagr was always loved in our locker room, here's a few quotes from his teammates,
Michael "Big Game" Boychuk: I've known Schnitz for a long time, and one thing I can say for sure is that is an amazing teammate right there. Always loyal, always working, and has his teammates' backs. Jagr has had quite a storied career, and I couldn't have asked for a better teammate to win cups alongside. Congrats on the career, buddy.
Nicholas Pedersen: Amazing teammate and even better person. Always sacrificing for the greater good. Kind of like the Ryan Kessler of the Dragons franchise. Sacrificing personal success to be the physical dominating presence anchoring the defensive center position for many years. Couldn’t have asked for a better teammate. Congrats!
Alex Mack: Jagr was always a great teammate and player, it was awesome winning multiple cups with him and I even took him out for some post game poon and he did pretty well there too, he's a closet ladies man. He was an outstanding center and the only other guy I have ever known to be better on face-offs than myself.
Otis B Driftwood: Truth is, we really only played together for a limited amount of time. I know the guy better from time spent caring for the chickens up on the roof. Him and Peds sit up there telling great stories from the past teams and cup runs. He’s a funny, smart and caring guy who can really handle a chicken.
My mentor, Slappy McDoodle, knew him really well. They were drafted the same year and spent their international careers together on team Czechoslovakia. I know Slappy loved Jagr. He used to invite him to hang out in the off-season down in South Beach and chase big booty Cuban girls with him.
Esa Anrikkanen: If Jagr was anything he was an incredible teammate and my wonderful Co-GM of now 24 seasons. Cookies has actually been with the dragons longer than any player in history, he started around S4 with Vlad Smirnov and has been with us every season since. That’s 40+ seasons on the same team, spending over half of that time as co-gm. He is an absolute Dragons legend and a key to all our success throughout history. He’s probably won more cups than anyone else on the site. He’s won like 7 cups between 3 different players and has been of part of every cup team in Calgary’s history. Truly a Dragons Icon. Much love my friend and thank you.
O4L: c00kies is easily one of the most underrated members on the entire site, anyone that has spent a day on the Dragons will attest to this. Not only does he build great players but he's also one of the committed members on the site and I believe he is now the longest tenured member for any one team on the entire site at something like 40+ seasons which is absolutely insane. Jagr was a huge part of the Calgary dynasty both in and out of the sim and c00kies is definitely the best choice for the first double induction into the Dragons HOF. I hope whenever c00kies steps down from the Dragons CO-GM spot he's given serious consideration by the HOF committee for being the first CO-GM ever inducted into the HOF because his importance to building the Dragons dynasty, winning 5 cups and keeping the team competitive for all these years should not go unrecognized.
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#1 All-Time SHL Goal & Point Scorer - First 2,000 TPE Player in SHL History - - First 400 Goal Scorer in SHL History - - Only 500 Goal Scorer in SHL History - - First GM to Win 5 & 6 Challenge Cups - Esa Anrikkanen Award - SMJHL ROY - Est. S34 Vidrik Onoprienko Award Winner - S45
This is seriously so amazing, but being a Dragon is so easy with the great atmosphere (winning and off the ice) that I definitely share the pleasure. I've gotten to see Esa grow as a GM, and even better, I get to see him freakout during the post-season ?
Every dedicated member we've had love to return, and that shows that Calgary has become a home for a lot of awesome people.
Thanks for the honour, and I'm excited to spend many more seasons with you guys
VLAD SMIRNOV I believe that is the first known player from you for me! that was my intention to have VLAD McZehrl! like all other said ... you are a great member. Love ya <3
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