11 may, 2009 09:01
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin congratulated the players and coaches of the Russian national ice hockey team on winning the 2009 IIHF World Championship

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin congratulated the players and coaches of the Russian national ice hockey team on winning the 2009 IIHF World Championship

The message of congratulations reads, in part:
"You performed honourably in all of the championship matches. You showed great skill, team spirit and willpower in an intense struggle against strong and eminent competitors. And your splendid victory in the final match against your long-standing opponents, the team from Canada, the Land of the Maple Leaf, has become yet another outstanding chapter in the history of Russian sport."