Pardubice win Extraliga title

The Czech hockey club Pardubice won the country’s Extraliga title on Thursday after beating Vítkovice 3:2 in overtime, sweeping their opponents 4:0 in the final best-of-seven series. In Thursday’s game, Pardubice were behind 2:1 just two minutes before the end of the match, but managed to equalize and score the winning goal in the first minute of overtime. The title, fifth for the east Bohemian club and first since 2005, is being lauded as a major achievement for 45-year-old goalkeeper Dominik Hašek, who, after a slow start in the beginning of the season, became a key factor in Pardubice’s success. He won his last Czech league title 21 years ago.