Russia has been and remains banned from the International Ice Hockey Federation since 2022 for its invasion of Ukraine, which precludes its participation in international hockey championships.

Because of that, Vesey now appears on the verge of leaving the NHL for Russia's KHL. According to RG.org, Vesey has received multiple offers from the Kontinental Hockey League this offseason while ...

Ovechkin's record has resonance in Russia, which has been banned from international ice hockey competitions since Putin's full-scale in invasion of Ukraine until at least the 2025-2026 season.

Several NHL teams seemed reluctant to draft Russian players in recent NHL auctions, with the war with Ukraine, the ...

Russian hockey star Alex Ovechkin made history when he overtook Wayne Gretzky as the National Hockey League’s (NHL) all-time goal scorer, but he also served up a win for the Kremlin’s ...

MINSK, Belarus Star forwards Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin scored eight minutes apart to lead Russia to a 5-2 victory over Finland in the final of the ice hockey world championship on Sunday for its ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin for breaking the NHL’s goals record, the Kremlin said Monday. “I would like to congratulate you on ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin on becoming the top goal scorer in NHL history over the weekend, wishing one of the most famous Russian hockey ...

Each summer, Utah Mammoth defenseman Mikhail Sergachev and New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin team up to put on “Match ...

Belarusian and Russian hockey players laid flowers at the Victory Monument on the eve of the match at Minsk Arena. The ceremony to commemorate the heroes of the Great Patriotic War featured the ...