Jágr greeted by more than 500 fans in Russia

More than 500 Russian hockey fans in Omsk Russia welcomed the arrival of Czech hockey star Jaromír Jágr on Friday. Jágr arrived at the airport in Omsk, Siberia, at around five-thirty am local time, to soon join his new hockey club Avangard Omsk. This spring the star player notched-up his 17th season in the NHL but opted for Russia’s Continental Hockey League after the New York Rangers gave up awaiting his decision on whether to return for another season. It is not the first time Jágr will be playing for Omsk: he also played for the team during the NHL lockout in 2004/2005.