The Czech Ice Hockey Association is one that David Pastrnak holds near and dear to his heart. While some players opt to leave their hockey commitments to their NHL clubs and take as long a vacation as they can after their teams are eliminated from Stanley Cup contention, Pastrnak always tries to show up for his country, which means that any record the Boston Bruins superstar can own for his country would be very special for him.
One of Pastrnak's idols in his early years was Jaromir Jagr, who was one of the NHL's best players before the 30-year-old forward was even old enough to remember watching the game. However, Jagr is still a legend in his country for his long NHL career and for still playing for the team he owns, Kladno, in the Czech Extraliga.
Jagr's first 100-point season ironically came in the year that Pastrnak was born, as he recorded 62 goals and 87 assists for a whopping 149 points. It was the first of five in his career, which made him the greatest Czech-born player in league history and the record-holder for most 100-point seasons in his career.
Pastrnak's first 100-point season came in the record-breaking 2022-23 campaign, and he has reached the benchmark in each season since. It took an assist in the final game of the 2025-26 season to get Pastrnak the mark, but it set him up to tie Jagr's record for a Czech-born player in the 2026-27 season if he can hit the mark once more.
Pastrnak is starting to get long in the tooth at 30 years old, but you have to believe that his playstyle will allow him to be the Bruins' top forward for at least a few more seasons. While it would be an honor for the right winger to tie Jagr and sit alongside him at the top of the Czech history books, it's easy to see how he could pass his idol and one day make at least a case to be the greatest Czech-born player in hockey history.
It'll still take some hardware for Pastrnak to take the crown as the greatest, but the record for 100-point seasons is within reach. Jagr won five Art Ross trophies, three Lester B. Pearson trophies (now the Ted Lindsay), and a Hart Memorial Trophy, along with his two Stanley Cups. While being the "greatest" Czech might be out of reach for Pastrnak, a couple of pieces of hardware, namely a Stanley Cup, would look good on his trophy case to compare to Jagr.
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