Jaromir Jagr is the comeback story of the year – or at least its figures are.
You may remember that the Pittsburgh Penguins were planning to hand out Jagr bobbleheads recently after retiring his famous number 68, but the truck transport them to the arena was stolen.
The story spawned a thousand memes and even saw Flyers mascot Gritty attempt to take credit for the heist. The man himself even reacted by jokingly saying that he was going to find them alone, like a vigilante.
But on Monday, the Penguins announced on their website that the figures have been recovered and are once again on their way to PPG Paints Arena.
“The Penguins were informed last week that a special cargo recovery team had negotiated the return of the stolen property to a secure warehouse located in Ontario, California. The truck arrived in Pittsburgh today and is expected to be delivered to PPG Paints Arena over the next week,” the team announced.
The team also triumphantly announced the merchandise’s return on social media.
