Pittsburgh Penguins’ Shipment Of Jaromir Jagr Bobbleheads Stolen

In a sad bit of news, Pittsburgh Penguins fans who shoved their grandma's ashes aside to clear a spot on their mantle for the brand-spankin'-new Jaromoir Jagr bobblehead they were scheduled to receive on Thursday night are going to be disappointed.

That's because it appears someone has stolen the team's shipment of thousands of bobble-Jagrs.

The Penguins announced on social media Thursday morning, hours before the bobbleheads — which featured the NHL legend giving his iconic salute — were scheduled to be distributed when the Pens host the San Jose Sharks.

The team revealed that the shipment of bobbleheads was stolen — would you believe? — in California, so it wasn't even close to making it to the Steel City.

"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."

The team said that fans will receive a voucher with a scannable barcode that will be required to pick up a bobblehead at a later date… assuming that the shipment makes it to town this time.

Of course, the big question on everyone's mind is why would anyone steal a shipment of Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads?

I think the easy answer is they had no clue that's what was in the shipment and are as disappointed as all the Pens fans who thought they'd be going home one Jaromir Jagr bobblehead doll richer after Thursday's game.

Those thieves picked the one thing to steal that would be virtually impossible to fence. 

Good luck trying to move thousands of hot Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads, dummies.

No word on an suspects yet, but at least one person has claimed responsibility.