MOSCOW, June 28 Two-time Stanley Cup winner Jaromir Jagr said , that in 2008, due to a promise, he moved to Omsk Avangard, despite an offer from the Edmonton Oilers club of the National Hockey League (NHL).
“My contract was ending (with the New York Rangers). I felt that I could still play at a high level and wanted to sign a two-year contract. During the lockout, I played six months in Siberia, in Omsk, I really «I liked it. And the governor of the Omsk region really liked me. When he found out that after the season I became a free agent, he sent the general manager of Avangard to me in New York. He said that the governor wanted me to go to play in Russia. And I told him, «If I don't sign with the Rangers, I promise I'll come to Russia,» Jagr told the Spittin' Chiclets YouTube channel. ), I wanted a contract for two years, he offered only for a year, because I was no longer young. I made a promise that in this case I would come to Russia, and I wanted to keep it. Edmonton calls on the second of July, but I believe in karma. If you promise something, you must fulfill it. And I went to Russia. If I had moved to Edmonton, I would have earned a lot more,” the hockey player added. in the Czech Republic for the club «Kladno», the owner of which is.