An unusual hockey match was held in the Sochi Olympic Park on Tuesday. The Stars of the NHL team with Putin among the players clashed with the NHL team presented by Russian businessmen and officials.
It was not the first time when Vladimir Putin tried on the role of a hockey player. The Russian leader took the ice of the Olympic Park under his usual eleventh number.
In the picture there is Vladimir Putin during the hockey match between the Stars of the NHL team and the NHL Team, 10 May, Sochi.
Putin's team won nine goals to five. The President helped his team to achieve victory: he has scored one goal into the gate of the NHL team. However, the Russian leader demonstrated brighter results last year when he scored eight goals during one match.
In the picture there are the Stars of the NHL players.
In the picture there is Vladimir Putin demonstrating his hokey skills.
In the picture there is Sergei Shoigu – another member of the presidential team.
Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the President visits hockey trainings one or two nights a week.
In the picture there is Vladimir Putin on the right near the opponents' gate.
In the picture there is the Russian leader and his team during a break.
The first time Mr. Putin took the ice was in April 2012. Until that moment the President had been saying that is wasn't exactly his specialty.
In the picture there is Vladimir Putin during the hokey match, 10 May, Sochi.
In the picture there is a hockey player Pavel Bure giving awards to the winners.
In the picture there are the players of the two teams after the competition.
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