Zach Aston-Reese proves he was meant to be a Penguin with home video of him rocking a Jagr jersey

Rutherford: Players got too content with the success over the last few years



Zach Aston-Reese didn’t hear his name get called at the NHL Entry Draft, but that didn’t stop him from turning his childhood dream into reality.

The 24-year-old Staten Island, New York native signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins as an undrafted free agent near the end of the 2016-17 campaign and was playing in the NHL the following season. On Tuesday, Aston-Reese shared a fantastic home video that shows it was destiny for him to play for the Penguins all along.



Aston-Reese shared a video of him skating around as a youngster and he just so happened to be rocking a Jaromir Jagr Pittsburgh Penguins jersey. According to the Penguins forward, his father is from Pittsburgh so he grew up cheering for the Pens.



Aston-Reese: "My dad is from Pittsburgh. I grew up a Pittsburgh everything fan. I used to have the VHS tape for the '91 and '92 Cups. I'd watch those as a kid."



Lookin' good out there, lil @68Jagr. pic.twitter.com/tOaR6reQ6q — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) July 23, 2019

The Penguins re-signed Aston-Reese to a two-year, $2 million contract on Monday after he scored eight goals and 17 points in 43 NHL games and six goals and nine points in 11 AHL games last season.

(H/T Instagram/reesensteen)