A lot of athletes have spoken out on behalf of Ukraine and its people since Russia invaded that country last month.
Jaromir Jagr is actually doing something to help them.
He has moved the final regular-season home game of Kladno, the team he owns in the Czech Extraliga, from its usual arena, which seats about 5,200, to O2 Arena in Prague, where the capacity is around 18,000.
Ticket proceeds from the game, which will pit Kladno against HC Sparta Prague Tuesday, will benefit Ukrainian families seeking asylum in the Czech Republic.
After polling his team's fans to see whether they would still attend the game if the venue was changed, Jagr announced the switch on social media.
"I am very happy to confirm that everything (about the switch) was successful, even in such a short time," he wrote. "Now our only wish is to sell out the O2 Arena. Buy a ticket and help those Ukrainian families in the Czech Republic!"
Jagr, the Penguins' first-round draft choice in 1990 and one of the top players in franchise history, selected No. 68 for his sweater number in a nod to a Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, in response to a revolt known as the Prague Spring.
