Nedved signs with Czech team, leaves NHL behind

Petr Nedved will leave the National Hockey League (NHL) to play next season with Sparta Prague in the Czech Extraliga, the team announced on Thursday. A knee injury finished the 35-year-old centre's 2006-2007 season with Edmonton Oilers and he became an unrestricted free agent. The 2006-2007 NHL campaign was disappointing for the second overall pick in the 1990 NHL entry draft, as Nedved scored only two goals and had 10 assists. In 982 games, Nedved scored 310 goals and had 407 assists in spells with seven NHL teams. During a labour dispute that wiped out the 2004-2005 NHL season, Nedved played for Sparta, notching 22 goals and 13 assists in 46 games.