Kladno’s population during that period was about 50,000, and roughly 20,000 worked at Poldi. But when the Communist government fell in 1989, the factory, unprepared for the free market, collapsed.

Po zisku šestého titulu v roce 1980 nastal útlum, který dvakrát vyvrcholil sestupem do druhé ligy, k dalšímu ústupu ze slávy došlo po odchodu generálního sponzora Poldi v roce 1996.

Jagr made his NHL debut with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1990 after being the fifth overall pick in that year's NHL Draft. Before that, he was a pro for what was then known as Poldi SONP Kladno.

In the team’s second-to-last game of the Czech Extraliga regular season, and last game at home before a sell-out crowd of 5,200, Rytíři Kladno lost 5-0 to visiting HC Vítkovice Ridera on ...

Jaromir Jagr is finally calling it a career. The 52-year-old NHL legend and former Rangers star is currently playing for HC Rytiri Kladno of the Czech Extraliga, which he owns. He sparked the ...

KLADNO, Czech Republic (AP) — The legendary mullet is gone. He’s not as quick as he used to be. And yet the way Jaromir Jagr moves on the ice belies his age and evokes memories of his glory ...

FILE - Jaromir Jagr smiles during a press conference at the Kladno Knights hockey club in Kladno, Czech Republic, on Feb. 1, 2018. The winger who’ll turn 51 on Feb. 15 scored again in the top ...

Jaromir Jagr has made his ice hockey season debut at age 51 for his hometown club Kladno Knights in the Czech league.

In his 36th season as a professional ice hockey player, Jagr will return to Pittsburgh this weekend where his No. 68 Penguins jersey will be retired.

KLADNO, Czech Republic (AP) — The legendary mullet is gone. He’s not as quick as he used to be. And yet the way Jaromir Jagr moves on the ice belies his age and evokes memories of his glory ...