By František Bouc Staff Writer, The Prague Post Jaromír Jágr’s surprising move from the heart of Manhattan and the pinnacle of professional hockey, the NHL, to Russia’s Avangard Omsk came with a second shocking announcement. The 36-year-old former New York Rangers star may finish out his career in Kladno. “I don’t think I would sign longer than two years just because of my dad,” he told reporters before agreeing to terms with Omsk. “He asked me to come home. He’s helping to build a new arena and he wants me to be there.”If this will be the case, Jágr would join other key players of the Czech Republic’s “golden generation” in hockey making their way back to the Extraliga. His Rangers teammate Martin Straka left New York for Plzeň, where the 35-year-old veteran first achieved stardom before heading to the NHL 16 years ago....
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