That's why I have no choice." Jagr previously said he planned to play for Kladno next season, promising to participate in the series of outdoor games at Spindleruv mlyn in the Czech Republic, which were postponed from December 2020 to December 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "I cannot quit.

Is Jaromir Jagr still playing?

Jagr spent 2019-20 playing in the Czech Extraliga with the Kladno Knights, his hometown team, with whom he's played since departing the NHL in 2018. The 2019-20 season was Kladno's first in the top Czech division since 2013-14. But the team spent most of the year in the doldrums, facing the possibility of relegation.

Did Jagr retire from NHL?

New Jersey Devils forward Jaromir Jagr announced his retirement Sunday from international hockey as a member of the Czech Republic national team it lost 3-0 against Sweden in the bronze-medal game of the 2014 IIHF World Championship in Minsk, Belarus. "That was my last game for the Czech Republic," Jagr told reporters.