Jagr becomes 10th player to appear in 1,600 NHL games
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Jaromir Jagr reached another milestone just by stepping on the ice.
The Florida Panthers forward appeared in his 1,600th career NHL game Monday night against the Detroit Red Wings, becoming the 10th player in league history to accomplish the feat.
Wow. Congrats, @68Jagr! pic.twitter.com/DsBOitrvdt
— NHL (@NHL) February 9, 2016
The 43-year-old was already 10th all time in games played, but he's now 12 games behind Ray Bourque for ninth.
Gordie Howe holds the all-time record with 1,767.
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