February 24, 2012. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Canadian forward Jean-Paul Parise during a meeting with the 1972 Summit Series hockey players, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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February 24, 2012. Canadian forward Jean-Paul Joseph-Louis Parise during a meeting between Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the 1972 Summit Series hockey players, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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February 24, 2012. USSR national team striker Alexander Yakushev (right) passes a Pravda newspaper to the president of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Rene Fasel (left) at the residence in Novo-Ogaryovo at a meeting with the Russian Prime Minister marking the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Hockey Summit Series. From left to right center: Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy Vitaly Mutko and defender of the USSR national team Vladimir Lutchenko.

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February 24, 2012. Forward of the Canadian national ice hockey team Yvon Lambert at meeting with the prime minister dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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February 24, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Phil Esposito, left, former captain of the Canadian national ice hockey team (1970s), at a meeting dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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February 24, 2012. Vladislav Tretyak, goalie of the USSR national ice hockey team, at meeting with the prime minister dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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February 24, 2012. Phil Esposito, former captain of the Canadian national ice hockey team (1970s), at meeting with Russian Prime Minister dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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February 24, 2012. Phil Esposito, former captain of the Canadian national ice hockey team (1970s), at meeting with Russian Prime Minister dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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February 24, 2012. Phil Esposito, left, former captain of the Canadian national ice hockey team (1970s), and Yvon Lambert, right, forward of the Canadian national ice hockey team, at meeting with the prime minister dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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February 24, 2012. Phil Esposito, former captain of the Canadian national ice hockey team (1970s), at meeting with Russian Prime Minister dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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February 24, 2012. Rene Fasel, President of the International Ice Hockey Federation, at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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February 24, 2012. Patrick James Stapleton, defenceman of the Canadian national ice hockey team, at meeting with Russian Prime Minister dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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February 24, 2012. Marcel Elphege Dionne, forward of the Canadian national ice hockey team, at a meeting with the prime minister dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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February 24, 2012. Boris Mikhailov, forward of the USSR national ice hockey team, at meeting with the prime minister dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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February 24, 2012. Alexander Yakushev, forward of the USSR national ice hockey team, with a copy of Pravda at meeting with the prime minister dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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February 24, 2012. Vladimir Petrov, forward of the USSR national ice hockey team, at meeting with the prime minister dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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February 24, 2012. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, meeting with ice hockey legends, participants of a match dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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February 24, 2012. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Vladislav Tretyak, left, goalie of the USSR national ice hockey team, at a meeting with ice hockey legends, participants of a match dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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February 24, 2012. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meeting with ice hockey legends, participants of a match dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, in Novo-Ogaryovo.

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