The Pittsburgh Penguins planned to hand out thousands of Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads to fans at Thursday night’s game against the San Jose Sharks at PPG Paints Arena.
But those plans were altered suddenly when the Penguins were informed the shipment carrying the bobbleheads was stolen when it arrived in California.
In a news release, the Penguins said they learned they were victims of cargo theft after failing to receive the shipment as scheduled.
#JagrWatch ???? pic.twitter.com/dyz64u0QyM
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 14, 2024
The Penguins announced Thursday morning that all fans in attendance will receive a voucher to redeem for the bobblehead at a later date.
All fans in attendance will receive a voucher that includes a one-time scannable barcode that will be required to pick up the bobblehead at a later date.
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 14, 2024
Location and dates for pickup will be shared when the items are safely located or new bobbleheads are produced and available…
Penguins officials said they are communicating with the manufacturer and transportation companies to alert state and federal authorities who are working to locate the cargo.
Team officials said it is an open investigation and no further comment would be made.
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“We were shocked to be a victim of cargo theft, and we are working closely with local and federal authorities on the investigation,” Penguins president of business operations Kevin Acklin said in a statement. “While this unfortunate incident adds to the legend of Jaromir Jagr, who will be in attendance as our guest at tonight’s game, we look forward to resolving this theft and delivering the prized Jagr bobbleheads to their rightful homes, with our fans.”
Location and dates for pickup of the bobbleheads will be announced when the items are safely located or new bobbleheads are produced and available for distribution. Only fans in attendance for Thursday’s game are eligible to receive the voucher.
The Penguins retired Jagr’s No. 68 during a pregame ceremony Feb. 18. The team’s No. 5 overall draft pick in 1990, Jagr spent 11 seasons in Pittsburgh before the Penguins traded him to Washington in 2001. Jagr, 52, who played for nine teams during his 24 NHL seasons and is the NHL’s second all-time leading scorer with 1,921 points (766 goals, 1,155 assists), remains an active player with the team he owns in the Czech Republic.
Reaction on X, formerly known as Twitter, was immediate and quite sarcastic.
When your real life job reads like an article in @TheOnion. The legend of @68Jagr continues … https://t.co/U2UEfBZvEs
— Kevin Acklin (@kevinacklin) March 14, 2024
It was Tom cruise! https://t.co/218T9Xw04P pic.twitter.com/LJNmx2vgW7
— J????ey Bag ????f D????nuts ???? (@joeybagovdonuts) March 14, 2024
The beginning of the plot to Sudden Death II https://t.co/VCachQTXVi pic.twitter.com/QTbqvWD7rU
— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) March 14, 2024
This never happened under Ron Hextall.
— Seth Rorabaugh (@SethRorabaugh) March 14, 2024
My blog: pic.twitter.com/EWgwyUnbe2
was the delivery route thru a neutral zone and Erik Karlsson tasked to carry it thru? https://t.co/TVTO40g5WT pic.twitter.com/xM4oJysG0F
— Chris Adamski (@C_AdamskiTrib) March 14, 2024
Flyers did it… just like in 2011 https://t.co/Pbar7Qq0TC
— Tim Benz (@TimBenzPGH) March 14, 2024
Only one man for the Job https://t.co/bPBuH7ysPG pic.twitter.com/7KTOdJkhiC
— Tone Digs (@ToneDigz) March 14, 2024
Probably the same Amazon guy that swiped the money off my porch took those Jagr Bobbleheads... https://t.co/QXEs7iuw20
— BIG BOB (@FSBigBob) March 14, 2024
What if this is an inside job and THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE ARENA and Jagr is the one who is shipping 18,000 Jagr bobbleheads back home? https://t.co/51MnQ8EXFK
— Mikey (@fsmikey) March 14, 2024
“Police have arrested one individual in connection with the bobblehead heist.” pic.twitter.com/do6IrPe2OS
— DraftKings (@DraftKings) March 14, 2024
— Eric Hagman (@esh714) March 14, 2024
Big announcement!!! We are giving away an exclusive Jagr bobblehead to the first 15k fans on our opening day against the Orioles.
— Not Bob Nutting (@NotMrNutting) March 14, 2024
1-800-BUY-BUCS https://t.co/xAtCkYaOP9
https://t.co/6BCCOAmv3K pic.twitter.com/URnlHouZIu
— Gritty (@GrittyNHL) March 14, 2024
