Sparta’s owner Karel Pražák and the head of Prague’s O2 arena, Robert Schaffer, reportedly agree with Jágr’s idea. The final decision should be made within a few hours. The match is scheduled to take place next week on Tuesday. “We will see how people react to that. Perhaps good and as many as possible will come. I would very much like that, “Jágr told the daily Sport.
Proceeds from the event should go to help people who are applying for asylum in the Czech Republic because of the war in Ukraine. The money is intended to help fleeing mothers and their children, for example, accommodation.
Jaromir Jagr.Photo: Radek PetrášekČTK
“Let’s help Ukraine! The rivalry is on the sidelines. That’s why we are working with Kladno on the details of the transfer of the last match to our home soil,” said Barbora Snopková Haberová, general manager of the Prague club, on Sparta’s Twitter account.
By the end of the basic part of the extra league, most teams have three final rounds to play. Sparta is trying to maintain a position that guarantees direct progress to the quarterfinals of the playoffs. The knights are still trying to avert the threat of barrage.
