Well, embarrassed Americans, it’s time to add hockey to the list of things that Barack Obama can’t do as well as Russian President and ultimate man’s man Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Putin crashes during a hockey game Tuesday in Sochi, Russia. (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images) By Cindy Boren. Even the burliest, most robust of athletes takes a tumble now and then.

But there are a few things Putin doesn’t understand about hockey. One is that when he dresses in his hockey gear and skates with real players, and those players let him skate by untouched, and ...

In the lead-up to the 4 Nations Face-Off, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said he wanted to revive the World Cup of Hockey, which had included Russia when it was staged in 1996, 2004 and 2016 ...

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.

Russian hockey hasn’t had the best track record in the Olympics of late. Third straight Olympics Russia doesn’t win a medal. They have a silver and a bronze in five Games with NHLers present ...

After Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the Finnish hockey team Jokerit, with manager Jari Kurri, escape Russian control and try to win back fans.

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.