Jagr and HC Kladno
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maclean
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Yeah, he hasn't played yet this year, I'd be sceptical if he ever will, but theoretically it's something he's working towards. In general, Kladno isn't doing badly, currently at 5th, but isn't battling for the top of the league the way they have been the last couple years, with Motor and Jihlava with a good little jump on the pack of teams Kladno is in.
Jagr playing yet? Going to be in Czech Republic in February and saw Kladno has a home game while I am visiting.
I’ve taken that trip. Regional train out to Kladno mesto, 15 minute walk to the rink.
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He just started his first game this season some minutes ago away at Havirov. Linemates are Tomas Plekanec and Antonin Melka.
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Damn it. When we saw he wasn't playing, we didn't bother going. Did go to the Sparta-Dukla soccer game and Sparta-Olomouc hockey game while there.
So Jagr is actually playing really well right now, right?! I must admit i don't fully understand the systen they have in this league. Could someone explain how exactly things are Standing right now?
Instead of finals they play for promotion with the worst two Extraliga teams. Everyone plays everyone twice both home and away. Pardubice seems sure to stay up, and Kladno has a good chance to take the second spot after winning the main rivals Chomutov yesterday.
According to what I've seen Jágr is starting to look past it and relies on playing with Plekanec to some extent. Not that he's embarrassing himself or anything, but I think he doesn't have what it takes to play in the Extraliga next season anymore if they do win promotion. A couple of games for a lap of honor before retirement and that's it.
According to what I've seen Jágr is starting to look past it and relies on playing with Plekanec to some extent. Not that he's embarrassing himself or anything, but I think he doesn't have what it takes to play in the Extraliga next season anymore if they do win promotion. A couple of games for a lap of honor before retirement and that's it.
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In the second league (called the 1st league) they have playoffs and in the top league (Extraliga) the bottom teams have a "play-out". The two winning teams of the 1st league playoffs play the two worst teams of the Extraliga play-out. This is the first time Kladno has made this stage in the past couple of years and it seems clear that Jágr's main drive is getting the team back into the top league. Plekanec was actually splitting his time between playing some games for Kladno and some for Extraliga team Kometa Brno, but now he is focussed on getting Kladno back up. Kladno and Motor Č. Budějovice are the two teams trying to move up and Pardubice and Chomutov the teams trying to avoid relegation.
Last night Kladno gave Pardubice their first loss, coming back from being 1:0 down to win 4:1. Kladno started off with two losses but since seem to have found their stride. After last night's games the table is:
| # | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GD | PTS |
| 1 | HC Dynamo Pardubice | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:9 | 15 |
| 2 | Rytíři Kladno | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:14 | 12 |
| 3 | Piráti Chomutov | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11:21 | 7 |
| 4 | ČEZ Motor České Budějovice | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12:19 | 2 |
Oh thanks a lot guys!
I really hope Kladno makes it and Jagr plays a final Extra Liga Games. I go to Pilsen once in a while for Extra Leauge games. Would be just to awesome to see Jagr there.
I really hope Kladno makes it and Jagr plays a final Extra Liga Games. I go to Pilsen once in a while for Extra Leauge games. Would be just to awesome to see Jagr there.
Jagr just scored 4 goals in 4:2 win and pushed Kladno to the Extraleague!
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Though Kladno clinched on the road on Friday, yesterday they had their last home game so they used it to celebrate promotion with the fans. Set up a fanzone outside the stadium and then the fans could all come on the ice to celebrate after the game was over. (They ended up losing 2-1 in OT despite leading 1-0 most of the game, but it wasn't really important.) They have one more game away but will probably send the juniors to it. Hard to say at this point whether Jagr will be playing next year, he probably doesn't know himself yet and his bigger task will be putting together a team that can actually compete in the Extraliga.
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Two years later, Kladno is up again and Jágr announced he will play another season in the Czech Extraliga.
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Yep, was quite a crazy series with the away team winning every game up until Game 7 in Kladno, which also happened to be the first and only game fans were allowed to attend (limited to 250 people with a fresh negative PCR test, no refreshments, respirators worn, fans distanced from each other). Obviously Jihlava wasn't overjoyed that the key final was going to have fans when previous games hadn't, but the fact is the epidemiological situation had been improving and the Extraliga had already had games with a limited number of fans.
Now they will have to see if they can assemble a squad capable of competing in the top league, which has always posed a slight problem. First game is 10 September.
Edit: Just wanted to add that the system has changed since the previous posts, with no play-offs taking place between the bottom Extraliga teams and top 1.liga teams, promotion and demotion took place directly this year, like in football.
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