New Jersey Devils forward Jaromir Jagr, Winnipeg Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec and Boston Bruins forward David Krejci highlight the Czech Republic's 25-man roster for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
In a surprise addition, 42-year-old Petr Nedved was also named to the team.
The official 25-man roster is as follows:
Goaltenders: Jakub Kovar, Ondrej Pavelec, Alexander Salak.
Defencemen: Michal Barinka, Radko Gudas, Tomas Kaberle, Lukas Krajicek, Zbynek Michalek, Michal Rozsival, Ladislav Smid, Marek Zidlicky.
Forwards: Roman Cervenka, Patrik Elias, Michael Frolik, Martin Hanzal, Ales Hemsky, Jaromir Jagr, David Krejci, Milan Michalek, Petr Nedved, Jiri Novotny, Ondrej Palat, Tomas Plekanec, Vladimir Sobotka, Jakub Voracek.
Montreal Canadiens forward Tomas Plekanec was named team captain.
The Czech team was eliminated by Finland in the quarter-finals at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, finishing seventh in the tournament.
They will play in Group C alongside Latvia, Sweden and Switzerland.
Sochi will mark the 41-year-old Jagr's fifth trip to the Olympic Games, having previously won gold in Nagano, Japan in 1998 and bronze in Torino, Italy in 2006.
Nedved will be representing the Czech Republic for the first time at the Olympics, although he has previously represented Canada. He won a silver medal with the Canadian team at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
The Czechs left a few high-profile NHLers off their roster, including Calgary Flames forward Jiri Hudler, Phoenix Coyotes forward Radim Vrbata and San Jose Sharks rookie sensation Tomas Hertl.
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