The Night Hockey League is the leading amateur hockey organization in Russia. It was established in 2011 by Putin and a collection of ice hockey veterans.
© Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival.
© Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival.
© Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival.
© Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival.
© Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival.
© Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival.
![And He Scores! Putin Hits the Ice at Night Hockey League Festival in Sochi And He Scores! Putin Hits the Ice at Night Hockey League Festival in Sochi - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/105349/98/1053499875_0:0:2672:2048_600x0_80_0_1_e8675278edab6670dba10d0f794edaa1.jpg)
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival.
© Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin and general director of the Park of Legends sports and entertainment complex, two-time Olympic champion and five-time world champion Alexei Kasatonov during a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival at the Bolshoi Ice Arena at Sochi's Olympic Park.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and general director of the Park of Legends sports and entertainment complex, two-time Olympic champion and five-time world champion Alexei Kasatonov during a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival at the Bolshoi Ice Arena at Sochi's Olympic Park.
© Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin poses for a photo after a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival at the Bolshoi Ice Arena at Sochi's Olympic Park.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin poses for a photo after a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival at the Bolshoi Ice Arena at Sochi's Olympic Park.
© Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin after a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival at the Bolshoi Ice Arena at Sochi's Olympic Park.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin after a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival at the Bolshoi Ice Arena at Sochi's Olympic Park.
© Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin after a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival at the Bolshoi Ice Arena at Sochi's Olympic Park.
Left: Night Hockey League president Alexander Yakushev.
Left: Night Hockey League president Alexander Yakushev.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin after a gala match of the Night Hockey League's 6th National Festival at the Bolshoi Ice Arena at Sochi's Olympic Park.
Left: Night Hockey League president Alexander Yakushev.
Left: Night Hockey League president Alexander Yakushev.
© Sputnik / Alexei Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin at the awards ceremony of the festival's winning team before the gala match of the 6th Night Hockey League Festival.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the awards ceremony of the festival's winning team before the gala match of the 6th Night Hockey League Festival.