Omsk awaits the arrival (at 5am) of their hero...

Jagr arrives in Omsk.

The crowd exults!

Jagr greets his public...

The press swarms...

Even the rarely-seen giant Omsk bears come out of the woods to show their support!

Jagr checks out Omsk's new arena...

Takes the full tour...

...and has a laugh.

All photos courtesy Avangard Omsk. See the full photo gallery of Jagr’s arrival for more.

Thanks, these really brought a smile to my face. I sorry I won’t see him with the Rangers anymore, but it’s nice to see him as an ambassador for the game.

Comment by adamapsz 07.26.08 @ 2:13 pm

Thanks for these pictures. I never thought I’d see anything about Jagr now that he’s out of the NHL. Thanks again.

Comment by Spooky 07.26.08 @ 11:29 pm