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Jagr to play for Czech team he owns, brings Plekanec along for the ride

Jaromir Jagr

Philadelphia Flyers right wing Jaromir Jagr, from the Czech Republic, speaks during a media availability at their practice facility Thursday, May 10, 2012 in Voorhees, N.J. The Flyers will be watching the rest of the playoffs from home after the New Jersey Devils defeated the Flyers 4-1 in their best-of-seven conference semifinals (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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If you didn’t know it already, Jaromir Jagr owns a team in the Czech Extraliga, HC Kladno. Take one guess where he’ll be playing during the lockout.

Yahoo!'s Dmitry Chesnokov reports Jagr will be headed to the Czech Republic to play for his team and joining him there will be Canadiens forward Tomas Plekanec. Both players will play there for however long the lockout lasts.

Jagr’s connection with Kladno goes back a long way as he played for them before coming to the NHL and during both lockouts in 1994-95 and 2004-05. Plekanec similarly played for Kladno before coming to the NHL, but he spent the 04-05 work stoppage in the AHL.

The connection between the two players is what’s always led to speculation that Jagr would play for Montreal during the last two offseasons. The two have worked great together in the past at the World Championships and Olympics.