The capture of the Czech legend is succeeding beyond expectations.
Jaromir Jagr will be skating on the ice of the O2 Arena on Tuesday as a great hero and benefactor. AOP
How many legends Jaromir Jagr got the idea last week to move the last home game of his regular season Rytiri Kladno to Prague and the lavish O2 Arena.
In the match, Kladno faces Sparta Prague, who was immediately involved in the idea of the most famous athlete in the Czech Republic. The management of O2 Arena also immediately gave the project a green light.
Klagr, who plays in Kladno’s shirt, donates the entire proceeds of the match to Ukrainians who have been attacked by Russia and fled to the Czech Republic for their lives, who are a Russian dictator. Vladimir Putin victims of the war of aggression launched.
More than 11,000 tickets went right away
Jagr hopes the O2 Arena, which draws 17,360 spectators, will be sold out on Tuesday as Kladno and Sparta skate into the trough. The Kladno home hall would have accommodated only 5,200 spectators.
– Together we help those who really need help. I hope people enjoy the event and we collect as much money as possible together, Jagr told iSport.cz.
Ticket sales began on Friday night. On Saturday, almost two-thirds of the tickets had been sold, or more than 11,000. The cheapest tickets cost 150 crowns, or about 6.40 euros.
– I wanted as many people as possible to get there, Jagr said.
– The interest is really great, Kladno’s public relations manager and spokesperson Lukas Judl said.
– We want to bring as many fans as possible into our home arena who want to help as much as we do. We have already taken and will continue to take a number of steps to support Ukraine, Sparta CEO Barbora Snopkova Haberova stated on Kladno’s website.
Kladno is also planning to sell virtual tickets to those who can’t get to Prague but want to help Ukrainian families.
Source: iSportr.cz, Kladono website