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.