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Jaromir Jagr leads club he owns back to top Czech hockey league at 49

NHL, Olympic Sports

KLADNO, Czech Republic -- Jaromir Jagr was celebrating on the ice again Thursday.

The 49-year-old right winger had an assist to help his hometown club Kladno Knights return to the top Czech league by beating Jihlava 5-2 to clinch their playoff series 4-3.

Jagr made his debut for Kladno as a teenager and returned to the club -- which he now owns -- after the Calgary Flames released the NHL's second-leading career point scorer in 2018.

Jagr played on the top line alongside center Tomas Plekanec, another former NHL player, and scored one goal during the best-of-seven series, in which Kladno was down 2-0 and 3-2. He played 19 games this season, scoring two goals and adding 10 assists.

Some 250 fans who were allowed in the stands amid coronavirus restrictions were there to celebrate a return to the top flight after a year in the second division.

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