This was reported on the official page of the Youth Hockey League (MHL) on the social network Twitter.
It is noted that Putin, together with the president of the International Hockey Federation (IIHF) Rene Fasel, performed a symbolic face-off before the match between the Russian Loko and the team of the Canadian province of Alberta.
A total of eight teams take part in the youth hockey world cup. In addition to the above teams, these are the Swiss “Davos”, the Austrian “Red Bull”, the Swedish MODO, the Czech “Trinec”, the Finnish “Karpyat” and the national team of the North American Hockey League.
Earlier it was reported that Putin had a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Erdogan, during which he discussed the situation in Syria.