A hockey match between the Russians and the Americans is going to be played in Moscow – with Aleksandr Ovechki

In Moscow there will be a match between Russian and American ice hockey players on July 1, the American chairman of Russian Amcham Robert Agee said Thursday.

Reported about it The Moscow Times.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin proposed a joint match between NHL and KHL stars for the first time in March 2025 in a telephone conversation with the President of the United States For Donald Trumpwhich, according to the Kremlin, expressed its support for the matter.

Trump’s attitude towards Putin and Russia has been known to be sympathetic.

Agee said at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum that the first annual match will be played at the Kristall Hall in Moscow on July 1. The match is purposely timed close to the 250th anniversary of the United States on July 4th.

Agen according to a well-known supporter of Putin, a star forward of the NHL Alexander Ovetshkin participates in the event. There is no other information about the players of the teams. They are said to consist of professional and amateur athletes.

Ovechkin, who has represented the Washington Capitals throughout his NHL career since 2005, is currently without a contract for the upcoming hockey season.

Russia has been shut out of international hockey operations since the country launched a bloody major invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Due to its state doping program, Russia was banned from the Olympics even before this. However, the country was allowed to participate with the Olympic Committee’s team in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, in the final match of which the Russians lost to Finland.