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<b>Adam Henrique</b>: (born February 6, 1990) is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada"><span class="s1">Canadian</span></a> professional <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey"><span class="s1">ice hockey</span></a> player who is currently playing for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils"><span class="s1">New Jersey Devils</span></a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League"><span class="s1">National Hockey League</span></a> (NHL). He was selected by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils"><span class="s1">New Jersey Devils</span></a> in the third round, 82nd overall, in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_NHL_Entry_Draft"><span class="s1">2008 NHL Entry Draft</span></a>.<br />
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On April 11, 2011, Henrique made his NHL debut for the Devils in a game against the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Bruins"><span class="s1">Boston Bruins</span></a>. He scored his first NHL goal on November 3, 2011, against <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Bobrovsky"><span class="s1">Sergei Bobrovsky</span></a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers"><span class="s1">Philadelphia Flyers</span></a>.<span class="s2">[1]</span> Two nights later, Henrique had two breakaway goals against the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets"><span class="s1">Winnipeg Jets</span></a>, with the second goal being the game winner in overtime.</div>
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With the absence of center <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_Zajac"><span class="s1">Travis Zajac</span></a> due to injury, Henrique has been playing on the Devils' top line with wingers <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Parise"><span class="s1">Zach Parise</span></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Kovalchuk"><span class="s1">Ilya Kovalchuk</span></a>.</div>
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Adam recorded his first pro fight on January 10, 2012 against the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Flames"><span class="s1">Calgary Flames</span></a>. He fought Flames captain <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarome_Iginla"><span class="s1">Jarome Iginla</span></a> in the first period and went on to record an assist and score a shorthanded goal in the 2nd period to secure the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordie_Howe_hat_trick"><span class="s1">Gordie Howe hat trick</span></a>.</div>
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Adam currently leads all rookies in road points and shorthanded points. He has 7 shorthanded points tied for league lead with teammate Devils captain <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Parise"><span class="s1">Zach Parise</span></a>. He is also in a top spot for rookie scoring which has started talks of him winning the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder_Memorial_Trophy"><span class="s1">Calder Memorial Trophy</span></a> for the leagues top rookie.</div>
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<b>Joe Thornton: </b>(born July 2, 1979) is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada"><span class="s1">Canadian</span></a> professional <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey"><span class="s1">ice hockey</span></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_(ice_hockey)"><span class="s1">centre</span></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(ice_hockey)"><span class="s1">captain</span></a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks"><span class="s1">San Jose Sharks</span></a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League"><span class="s1">National Hockey League</span></a> (NHL). He was selected <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NHL_draft_picks"><span class="s1">first overall</span></a> by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Bruins"><span class="s1">Boston Bruins</span></a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_NHL_Entry_Draft"><span class="s1">1997 NHL Entry Draft</span></a> and went on to play seven seasons with the club, five as its Captain. During the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NHL_season"><span class="s1">2005–06 season</span></a>, he was traded to the Sharks. Splitting the campaign between the two teams, he received the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy"><span class="s1">Art Ross</span></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy"><span class="s1">Hart Memorial Trophies</span></a> as the league's leading point-scorer and most valuable player, respectively.<span class="s2">[1]</span> Thornton's on-ice vision, strength on the puck, deft passing ability, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_forward_(ice_hockey)"><span class="s1">power forward</span></a> style of play have led to him becoming one of the league's premier top line centres.<span class="s2">[2]</span> Listed at 6-foot-4 and 235 pounds, he has received the nickname <b>Jumbo Joe</b>.</div>
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<b>Daniel Sedin: (</b>born September 26, 1980) is a Swedish professional <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey"><span class="s1">ice hockey</span></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)"><span class="s1">winger</span></a> with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks"><span class="s1">Vancouver Canucks</span></a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League"><span class="s1">National Hockey League</span></a> (NHL), and serves as an alternate captain for the Canucks during <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_(sports)"><span class="s1">home games</span></a>. His identical twin brother <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_Sedin"><span class="s1">Henrik</span></a> also plays for the Canucks, and is the team captain. Born and raised in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96rnsk%C3%B6ldsvik"><span class="s1">Örnsköldsvik</span></a>, Sweden, they have played together throughout their careers; the pair are known for their effectiveness playing off one another.<span class="s2">[1]</span> Daniel is known as a goal-scorer, while Henrik is known as a playmaker.<span class="s2">[2]</span></div>
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Daniel began his professional career in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elitserien"><span class="s1">Swedish Elite League</span></a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modo_Hockey"><span class="s1">Modo Hockey</span></a> in 1997 and was co-recipient, with Henrik, of the 1999 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guldpucken"><span class="s1">Golden Puck</span></a> as Swedish player of the year. He played four seasons with Modo (including a return in 2004–05 due to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NHL_lockout"><span class="s1">NHL lockout</span></a>), helping the club to two consecutive appearances in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Mat_Trophy"><span class="s1">Le Mat Trophy</span></a> Finals, in 1999 and 2000, where they lost both times. Selected second overall by the Canucks in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_NHL_Entry_Draft"><span class="s1">1999 NHL Entry Draft</span></a>, Daniel moved to the NHL in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NHL_season"><span class="s1">2000–01 season</span></a>. He has spent his entire NHL career in Vancouver; after emerging as a top player in the club during the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NHL_season"><span class="s1">2005–06 season</span></a>, he has since recorded six consecutive campaigns of at least 20 goals and 70 points.<span class="s2">[3]</span> In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season"><span class="s1">2011</span></a>, he won the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy"><span class="s1">Art Ross Trophy</span></a> as the league's leading point-scorer and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Lindsay_Award"><span class="s1">Ted Lindsay Award</span></a> as the best player in the league. Daniel was also nominated for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy"><span class="s1">Hart Memorial Trophy</span></a> as the league's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_valuable_player"><span class="s1">most valuable player</span></a>. In Sweden, he and Henrik were awarded the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Stipendium"><span class="s1">Victoria Stipendium</span></a> as the country's athletes of the year.</div>
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Internationally, Daniel has competed for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team"><span class="s1">Swedish national team</span></a>. In addition to being a two-time <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_Winter_Olympics"><span class="s1">Winter Olympian</span></a>, he has appeared in two European Junior Championships, two <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships"><span class="s1">World Junior Championships</span></a> and four <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Ice_Hockey_Championships"><span class="s1">World Championships</span></a>. He won a gold medal at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics"><span class="s1">2006 Winter Olympics</span></a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turin"><span class="s1">Turin</span></a>, and bronze medals at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Men%27s_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships"><span class="s1">1999</span></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Men%27s_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships"><span class="s1">2001 World Championships</span></a>.</div>
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<b>Henrik Sedin:</b>(born September 26, 1980) is a Swedish professional <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey"><span class="s1">ice hockey</span></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_(ice_hockey)"><span class="s1">centre</span></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(ice_hockey)"><span class="s1">captain</span></a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks"><span class="s1">Vancouver Canucks</span></a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League"><span class="s1">National Hockey League</span></a> (NHL). His identical twin brother <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Sedin"><span class="s1">Daniel</span></a> also plays for the Canucks. Having played together throughout their careers, the pair are known for their effectiveness playing off one another.<span class="s2">[1]</span> Henrik, a skilled passer, is known as the playmaker, while Daniel is known as the goal-scorer.<span class="s2">[2]</span></div>
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Henrik began his career in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elitserien"><span class="s1">Swedish Elite League</span></a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modo_Hockey"><span class="s1">Modo Hockey</span></a> in 1997 and was co-recipient, with Daniel, of the 1999 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guldpucken"><span class="s1">Golden Puck</span></a> as Swedish player of the year. Selected third overall by the Canucks in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_NHL_Entry_Draft"><span class="s1">1999 NHL Entry Draft</span></a>, Henrik has spent his entire NHL career in Vancouver. After four seasons with the club, he became the Canucks' top-scoring centre in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NHL_season"><span class="s1">2005–06</span></a>. He has since won three <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_H._McLean_Trophy"><span class="s1">Cyrus H. McLean Trophies</span></a> as the team's leading point-scorer (from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NHL_season"><span class="s1">2007–08</span></a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NHL_season"><span class="s1">2009–10</span></a>) and one <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Taylor_Award"><span class="s1">Cyclone Taylor Award</span></a> as the team's most valuable player (2010). In 2009–10, he won the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy"><span class="s1">Hart Memorial</span></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy"><span class="s1">Art Ross Trophies</span></a> as the NHL's most valuable player and leading point-scorer, respectively. He was also named to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Star_Team"><span class="s1">NHL First All-Star Team</span></a> that year and again in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season"><span class="s1">2010–11</span></a>, a season that included an appearance in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup_Finals"><span class="s1">Stanley Cup Finals</span></a>, where Vancouver lost to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Bruins"><span class="s1">Boston Bruins</span></a> in seven games. That summer, Henrik and Daniel were named co-recipients of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Stipendium"><span class="s1">Victoria Stipendium</span></a> as Swedish athletes of the year.</div>
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Internationally, Henrik has competed for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team"><span class="s1">Sweden</span></a>. He is a two-time <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_Winter_Olympics"><span class="s1">Olympian</span></a> and helped Sweden to a gold medal at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics"><span class="s1">2006 Winter Games</span></a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turin"><span class="s1">Turin</span></a>. In four appearances at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIHF_World_Championships"><span class="s1">IIHF World Championships</span></a>, he has won bronze medals in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Men%27s_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships"><span class="s1">1999</span></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Men%27s_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships"><span class="s1">2001</span></a>. At the junior level, he appeared in one <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_U17_Hockey_Challenge"><span class="s1">World U17 Hockey Challenge</span></a> (where he won silver), two European Junior and three <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships"><span class="s1">World Junior Championships</span></a>.</div>
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Roberto loungo: (<span class="s1">English pronunciation:</span> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English"><span class="s2">/luːˈɒŋɡoʊ/</span></a>; born April 4, 1979) is a Canadian professional <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey"><span class="s2">ice hockey</span></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goaltender"><span class="s2">goaltender</span></a> for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks"><span class="s2">Vancouver Canucks</span></a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League"><span class="s2">National Hockey League</span></a> (NHL). Born in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal"><span class="s2">Montreal</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec"><span class="s2">Quebec</span></a>, he is of Italian and Irish ancestry. He employs the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_style"><span class="s2">butterfly style</span></a> of goaltending<span class="s3">[1]</span> and has previously played in the NHL for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Islanders"><span class="s2">New York Islanders</span></a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Panthers"><span class="s2">Florida Panthers</span></a>. Luongo is a two-time <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Star_Team"><span class="s2">NHL Second All-Star</span></a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season"><span class="s2">2004</span></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NHL_season"><span class="s2">2007</span></a>) and a winner of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Jennings_Trophy"><span class="s2">William M. Jennings Trophy</span></a> for backstopping his team to the lowest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goals-against_average"><span class="s2">goals-against average</span></a> in the league (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season"><span class="s2">2011</span></a>; with backup <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Schneider"><span class="s2">Cory Schneider</span></a>). He has additionally been a finalist for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vezina_Trophy"><span class="s2">Vezina Trophy</span></a> as the league's best goaltender (2004, 2007 and 2011), the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson_Award"><span class="s2">Lester B. Pearson Award</span></a> as the top player voted by his peers (2004 and 2007) and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy"><span class="s2">Hart Memorial Trophy</span></a> as the league's most valuable player (2007).<span class="s3">[2][3]</span></div>
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Prior to his NHL career, Luongo played in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Major_Junior_Hockey_League"><span class="s2">Quebec Major Junior Hockey League</span></a> (QMJHL) for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val-d%27Or_Foreurs"><span class="s2">Val-d'Or Foreurs</span></a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadie-Bathurst_Titan"><span class="s2">Acadie-Bathurst Titan</span></a>, winning back-to-back <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President%27s_Cup_(QMJHL)"><span class="s2">President's Cups</span></a> and establishing the league's all-time playoff records in games played and wins.<span class="s3">[4]</span> Following his second QMJHL season, Luongo was selected fourth overall by the Islanders in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_NHL_Entry_Draft"><span class="s2">1997 NHL Entry Draft</span></a>. After splitting his professional rookie season between the Islanders and their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Hockey_League"><span class="s2">American Hockey League</span></a> (AHL) affiliate, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Lock_Monsters"><span class="s2">Lowell Lock Monsters</span></a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NHL_season"><span class="s2">1999–2000</span></a>, he was traded to the Panthers. In five seasons with Florida, Luongo established team records for most all-time games played, wins and shutouts. During the 2006 off-season, he was traded to the Canucks after failed contract negotiations with the Panthers. Following his second year with the Canucks, he became the first NHL goaltender to serve as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_(ice_hockey)"><span class="s2">team captain</span></a> since <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Durnan"><span class="s2">Bill Durnan</span></a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_NHL_season"><span class="s2">1947–48 season</span></a>.<span class="s3">[5]</span> Luongo served in that capacity for two seasons before resigning from the position in September 2010.<span class="s3">[6]</span> In the subsequent 2010–11 season, he helped the Canucks to Game 7 of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Stanley_Cup_Finals"><span class="s2">Stanley Cup Finals</span></a> and lost to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Bruins"><span class="s2">Boston Bruins</span></a>. During his tenure with Vancouver, Luongo has become the team's all-time wins and shutouts leader.</div>
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Internationally, Luongo has competed for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_national_men%27s_ice_hockey_team"><span class="s2">Team Canada</span></a> in numerous tournaments. As a junior, he won a silver medal at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships"><span class="s2">1999 World Junior Championships</span></a>, while being named <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IIHF_World_Under_20_Championship_Directorate_award_winners"><span class="s2">Best Goaltender</span></a> in his second tournament appearance. Luongo has won two gold medals at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Men%27s_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships"><span class="s2">2003</span></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Men%27s_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships"><span class="s2">2004 World Championships</span></a> and a silver in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Men%27s_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships"><span class="s2">2005 World Championships</span></a>. He also won the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_World_Cup_of_Hockey"><span class="s2">2004 World Cup</span></a> championship and appeared in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics"><span class="s2">2006 Winter Olympics</span></a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turin"><span class="s2">Turin</span></a> as a backup to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Brodeur"><span class="s2">Martin Brodeur</span></a> in both instances. He succeeded Brodeur as Canada's starting goaltender during the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics"><span class="s2">2010 Winter Olympics</span></a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver"><span class="s2">Vancouver</span></a>, winning a gold medal.</div>
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Jaromir Jagr: (<span class="s1">Czech pronunciation: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Czech_and_Slovak"><span class="s2">[ˈjaromiːr ˈjaːɡr̩]</span></a> ( <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Cs-Jaromir_Jagr.ogg"><span class="s3">listen</span></a>)</span>; born February 15, 1972) is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech"><span class="s3">Czech</span></a> professional <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey"><span class="s3">ice hockey</span></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)"><span class="s3">right winger</span></a> who plays for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers"><span class="s3">Philadelphia Flyers</span></a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League"><span class="s3">National Hockey League</span></a> (NHL). Jágr formerly played with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins"><span class="s3">Pittsburgh Penguins</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Capitals"><span class="s3">Washington Capitals</span></a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers"><span class="s3">New York Rangers</span></a>, serving as captain of the Penguins and the Rangers. After leaving the Rangers, Jágr played for three seasons in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kontinental_Hockey_League"><span class="s3">Kontinental Hockey League</span></a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avangard_Omsk"><span class="s3">Avangard Omsk</span></a> before returning to the NHL with the Flyers.</div>
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Jágr was the fifth overall selection in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_NHL_Entry_Draft"><span class="s3">1990 NHL Entry Draft</span></a>. He won two consecutive <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup"><span class="s3">Stanley Cups</span></a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_NHL_season"><span class="s3">1991</span></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_NHL_season"><span class="s3">1992</span></a> seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He has won the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy"><span class="s3">Art Ross Trophy</span></a> as the NHL's leading point scorer five times, received the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson_Award"><span class="s3">Lester B. Pearson Award</span></a> as voted by the NHL Players' Association three times, and won a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Trophy"><span class="s3">Hart Trophy</span></a> as the league's most valuable player. He has been named to seven <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Star_Team"><span class="s3">NHL First All-Star Teams</span></a>. Jágr is currently in the top 10 NHL players in career <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal_(ice_hockey)"><span class="s3">goals</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assist_(ice_hockey)"><span class="s3">assists</span></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_(ice_hockey)"><span class="s3">points</span></a> (as of the end of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season"><span class="s3">2010–11 NHL season</span></a>), and is the all-time leader among European trained players in all three categories,<span class="s4">[2]</span> as well as the leading point scorer among active NHL players.<span class="s4">[3]</span> Jágr was the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team"><span class="s3">Czech Republic</span></a>'s flag bearer for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_2010_Winter_Olympics"><span class="s3">Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics</span></a>.</div>
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He is one of a small group of hockey players to have won the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup"><span class="s3">Stanley Cup</span></a> (1991, 1992), the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships"><span class="s3">Ice Hockey World Championships</span></a> (2005, 2010), and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_1998_Winter_Olympics"><span class="s3">Olympic gold medal in ice hockey</span></a> (1998). This is known as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Gold_Club"><span class="s3"><i>Triple Gold Club</i></span></a>, and Jagr is one of only two Czech players (the other being <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_%C5%A0l%C3%A9gr"><span class="s3">Jiří Šlégr</span></a>) in the Triple Gold club, the 15th player to complete it out of 25 total, as of June 2010.<span class="s4">[4]</span></div>
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Alexander Ovechkin: (<span class="s1">Czech pronunciation: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_Czech_and_Slovak"><span class="s2">[ˈjaromiːr ˈjaːɡr̩]</span></a> ( <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Cs-Jaromir_Jagr.ogg"><span class="s3">listen</span></a>)</span>; born February 15, 1972) is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech"><span class="s3">Czech</span></a> professional <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey"><span class="s3">ice hockey</span></a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)"><span class="s3">right winger</span></a> who plays for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers"><span class="s3">Philadelphia Flyers</span></a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League"><span class="s3">National Hockey League</span></a> (NHL). Jágr formerly played with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins"><span class="s3">Pittsburgh Penguins</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Capitals"><span class="s3">Washington Capitals</span></a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Rangers"><span class="s3">New York Rangers</span></a>, serving as captain of the Penguins and the Rangers. After leaving the Rangers, Jágr played for three seasons in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kontinental_Hockey_League"><span class="s3">Kontinental Hockey League</span></a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avangard_Omsk"><span class="s3">Avangard Omsk</span></a> before returning to the NHL with the Flyers.</div>
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Jágr was the fifth overall selection in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_NHL_Entry_Draft"><span class="s3">1990 NHL Entry Draft</span></a>. He won two consecutive <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup"><span class="s3">Stanley Cups</span></a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_NHL_season"><span class="s3">1991</span></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_NHL_season"><span class="s3">1992</span></a> seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He has won the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy"><span class="s3">Art Ross Trophy</span></a> as the NHL's leading point scorer five times, received the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson_Award"><span class="s3">Lester B. Pearson Award</span></a> as voted by the NHL Players' Association three times, and won a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_Trophy"><span class="s3">Hart Trophy</span></a> as the league's most valuable player. He has been named to seven <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_All-Star_Team"><span class="s3">NHL First All-Star Teams</span></a>. Jágr is currently in the top 10 NHL players in career <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal_(ice_hockey)"><span class="s3">goals</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assist_(ice_hockey)"><span class="s3">assists</span></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_(ice_hockey)"><span class="s3">points</span></a> (as of the end of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season"><span class="s3">2010–11 NHL season</span></a>), and is the all-time leader among European trained players in all three categories,<span class="s4">[2]</span> as well as the leading point scorer among active NHL players.<span class="s4">[3]</span> Jágr was the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team"><span class="s3">Czech Republic</span></a>'s flag bearer for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_2010_Winter_Olympics"><span class="s3">Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics</span></a>.</div>
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He is one of a small group of hockey players to have won the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup"><span class="s3">Stanley Cup</span></a> (1991, 1992), the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships"><span class="s3">Ice Hockey World Championships</span></a> (2005, 2010), and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_1998_Winter_Olympics"><span class="s3">Olympic gold medal in ice hockey</span></a> (1998). This is known as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Gold_Club"><span class="s3"><i>Triple Gold Club</i></span></a>, and Jagr is one of only two Czech players (the other being <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_%C5%A0l%C3%A9gr"><span class="s3">Jiří Šlégr</span></a>) in the Triple Gold club, the 15th player to complete it out of 25 total, as of June 2010.<span class="s4">[4]</span></div>
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