Jagr calls for more support ahead of game benefiting Ukrainian families

2 years ago  /  Sportsnet

Hockey legend Jaromir Jagr is asking fans to help the people of Ukraine ahead of a fundraising game he is organizing for the team he owns in the Czech league. "We need more help, that's why I'm asking you," Jagr said on a video posted on his Twitter account. Jagr announced last week that his team, Kladno, will move its final regular-season game on Tuesday to an 18,000-plus-seat arena in Prague from its 5,200-seat home in Chomutov with ticket proceeds benefitting Ukrainian families seeking asylum in the Czech Republic. Jagr, 50, continues to play some games for Kladno. "There’s thousands and thousands of people leaving Ukraine just to survive."...

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