May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) during a photo session following the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi. Left: Vyacheslav Fetisov, Chairman of the Federation Council's Commission on Physical Culture, Sport and Olympic Movement.16.05.2015#2626350
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) is seen here following the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi. Near left: Roman Rotenberg, member of the KHL Board, advisor to the KHL Board of Directors chairman, vice president of the SKA hockey club.16.05.2015#2626349
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin during a photo session following the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626348
May 16, 2015. From left int he foreground: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev head to a photo session following the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626347
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves an autograph on a player's uniform following the gala match of the Night Hockey League in Sochi.16.05.2015#2626323
May 16, 2015. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dvorkovich during the gala match of the Night Hockey League in Sochi.16.05.2015#2626322
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) during a photo session following the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi. Left: Vyacheslav Fetisov, Chairman of the Federation Council's Commission on Physical Culture, Sport and Olympic Movement; right: Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu.16.05.2015#2626321
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin during the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626320
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin during the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626319
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin (second left) during the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626318
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) during the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626317
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin during a photo session following the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626316
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin (second left) plays in the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626315
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin plays in the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626314
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin warms up prior to the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi. Back: Vyacheslav Fetisov, Chairman of the Federation Council's Commission on Physical Culture, Sport and Olympic Movement.16.05.2015#2626265
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626264
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626263
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin (second left) at the ceremony of awarding the Neva Legion team of St. Petersburg, winners of the tournament, prior to the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626260
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the audience prior to the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi. Left: Night Hockey League president Aleksandr Yakushev.16.05.2015#2626259
May 16, 2015. Night Hocley League president Aleksandr Yakushev greets the participants of the gala match of the Night Hockey League in Sochi.16.05.2015#2626257
May 16, 2015. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu greets the participants of the gala match of the Night Hockey League in Sochi.16.05.2015#2626256
May 16, 2015. From left: Vyacheslav Fetisov, Chairman of the Federation Council's Commission on Physical Culture, Sport and Olympic Movement; Vladimir Myshkin, curator of the Night Hockey League's Sibir Conference, and ice hockey player Pavel Bure prior to the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626255
May 16, 2015. Vladimir Myshkin, curator of the Night Hockey League's Sibir Conference, prior to the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626254
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony of awarding the Neva Legion team of St. Petersburg, winners of the tournament, prior to the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626252
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony of awarding the Neva Legion team of St. Petersburg, winners of the tournament, prior to the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626251
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses spectators at the stadium prior to the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626250
May 16, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks prior to the gala match of the Night Hockey League, Sochi.16.05.2015#2626249