Russia is a traditional Olympic power in men’s hockey. The Soviets won gold seven times, as did the 1992 Unified Team (a group of athletes from Russia and four other former Soviet states) and ...

Russia won the silver at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, just weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia and Belarus have been banned from international ice hockey tournaments since then.

Numerous international media outlets are reporting that the International Ice Hockey Federation has made the decision to ban Russian teams from competing in the men’s and women’s ice hockey ...

And sporting organizations — including hockey — banned athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus. In the past few months, however, Trump has held several calls with his Russian counterpart, ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed a series of hockey games between players from their respective countries during their lengthy call Tuesday, according ...

Moscow-born Alex Ovechkin has been lauded in Russia for making ice hockey history after he became the all-time highest NHL scorer with his 895th goal. Why It Matters.

Russian hockey fans cheer as NHL's Ovechkin nears goals record. By Mikhail Antonov and Yevgeniy Matveev. April 4, 2025 8:06 AM UTC Updated April 4, 2025 Alexander Ovechkin, the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Alex Ovechkin, the Moscow-born star player on Washington, D.C.’s, professional hockey team, a shoutout Monday.. During a game against the New York Islanders ...

Russia and Belarus are to remain frozen out of International Ice Hockey Federation competitions through the 2025-26 season. The IIHF decision on Tuesday covers all world championships and ...

Putin's love of hockey as his favorite sport is widely known. He attended the Russia-U.S. preliminary round game at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, famously won in a shootout by American T.J. Oshie.

Russia and Belarus are to remain frozen out of International Ice Hockey Federation competitions through the 2025-26 season. The IIHF decision on Tuesday covers all world championships and ...