Putin hits the ice & shows off his hockey skills in Sochi

Russian President Vladimir Putin donned his skates and hit the ice at Sochi Bolshoi Arena on Thursday, as he took part in a gala match at the Night Hockey League (NHL). Wearing his usual No. 11 jersey, the Russian leader scored five goals, helping his ‘Legends of Hockey’ team to a 12-7 victory against the best amateurs in Russia. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/950e COURTESY: RT's RUPTLY video agency, NO RE-UPLOAD, NO REUSE - FOR LICENSING, PLEASE, CONTACT http://ruptly.tv Check out http://rt.com RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram https://t.me/rtintl Follow us on VK https://vk.com/rt_international Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.