From time to time, Jaromír Jágr (52) also sat down with white and black figures. But in this game off the ice, a few moves were enough, and the Kladno giant was dealt a blow: the Winter Hockey Games will be without him. Does that mean mate?!
The organizers of extraleague matches in the open air have officially announced that from December 5 to 8, an ice rink with stands for 16,000 paying fans will be built on the Letenská plain. In the extra-league games, Pilsen and České Budějovice and the classic Sparta – Brno are expected, and a match of legends is also planned.
Not even a comma about the Kladno Knights, Jágr was kicked out of the project! Before the »lady« Jaromír was replaced by the »horse« Jakub Voráček (34), the forward with the number 68 invited to the several times canceled event. “It would be a dignified farewell to my career,” “Jegr” dreamed earlier. He declared that he will prepare physically for his last professional season after saving the extra league membership. In the arena without a roof, it will probably not be shown to the fans anymore…
Why did the owner of Kladno suddenly become just a figure? “For the Winter Games in Špindlerův Mlýn, we approached Kladno with Jaromír Jágr, as there was a unique opportunity for him to start in a match played under the ski slope, i.e. in an environment in which the famous striker had never played. For the Prague project, we focused on the “home” team – Sparta,” the organizers told Bleska.
CUT WITHOUT KNIGHTS
A rook in the middle of the board? Queen and king on the edge? No stone was left unturned in the Kladno hockey team of owner Jaromír Jágr after the winning tie with Vsetín (4:0 in the series)! Seven players and coaches Otakar Vejvoda (51) and assistant Pavel Skrbek (45) end up in the Knights team. Voráček, who acted as a mentor, also resigned from the boss.
Jagr was the face of the Winter Hockey Games project, but…
