Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin scored several goals during a training with Russian ice hockey legends at a Moscow hockey arena on Friday evening.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksey Nikolskyi / Go to the mediabankRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin scored several goals during a training with Russian ice hockey legends at a Moscow hockey arena on Friday evening.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin scored several goals during a training with Russian ice hockey legends at a Moscow hockey arena on Friday evening.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksey Nikolskyi / Go to the mediabankDuring Friday's training, Putin was wearing in a red-blue uniform with the Russian national emblem. His number was 11.
During Friday's training, Putin was wearing in a red-blue uniform with the Russian national emblem. His number was 11.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksey Nikolskyi / Go to the mediabankPutin trained with retired NHL star Pavel "Russian Rocket" Bure, a former head coach of the Russian national hockey team Vyacheslav Bykov and the president of the CSKA ice hockey club Vyacheslav Fetisov.
Putin trained with retired NHL star Pavel "Russian Rocket" Bure, a former head coach of the Russian national hockey team Vyacheslav Bykov and the president of the CSKA ice hockey club Vyacheslav Fetisov.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksey Nikolskyi / Go to the mediabankPutin carefully followed recommendations of two coaches - former NHL player Alexei Gusarov and the head coach of Russian national ice hockey team Zinetula Bilyaletdinov.
Putin carefully followed recommendations of two coaches - former NHL player Alexei Gusarov and the head coach of Russian national ice hockey team Zinetula Bilyaletdinov.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksey Nikolskyi / Go to the mediabankThe Russian premier promised to learn to skate well enough to play hockey during a video conference with young Russian sportsmen on February 2011.
The Russian premier promised to learn to skate well enough to play hockey during a video conference with young Russian sportsmen on February 2011.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksey Nikolskyi / Go to the mediabankHe also said in May hockey and skiing were his favorite winter sports.
He also said in May hockey and skiing were his favorite winter sports.
© RIA Novosti . Aleksey Nikolskyi / Go to the mediabankOther Soviet-era hockey stars who took part in the training were Vyacheslav Anisin, Vladimir Golikov, Alexander Golikov Alexei Kasatonov, Alexander Kozhevnikov, Vladimir Krutov, Yuri Lebedev, Vladimir Lutchenko, Yuri Lyapkin, Sergei Makarov, Vladimir Myshkin, Viktor Shalimov and Alexander Yakushev.
Other Soviet-era hockey stars who took part in the training were Vyacheslav Anisin, Vladimir Golikov, Alexander Golikov Alexei Kasatonov, Alexander Kozhevnikov, Vladimir Krutov, Yuri Lebedev, Vladimir Lutchenko, Yuri Lyapkin, Sergei Makarov, Vladimir Myshkin, Viktor Shalimov and Alexander Yakushev.