Update: He also got a win as a bonus gift; the Panthers won 2-1 via a shootout.
It’s fitting that Jaromir Jagr is facing the Pittsburgh Penguins on his 44th birthday, but how else is the veteran winger celebrating the big day?
Well, as you can see from the short clip above, the Florida Panthers/some elaborate cake-maker decided to give him a cool/garish birthday cake, combining Czech and Panthers imagery.
TSN’s BarDown has more on the treat here. The Panthers acknowledged the pastry:
Birthday cake for @68Jagr 🎂 pic.twitter.com/eK03cdkv41
— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) February 15, 2016
Also, a question many might ask after seeing it:
I need a ruling @Sean_Leahy . Can a cake be a jersey foul? Allowable under the little known Jagr clause? https://t.co/gsSOX1G35h
— Alexis Boucher (@alexis_b82) February 16, 2016
One more thing: would it have been unreasonable to ask for a mullet?
(Probably.)