Putin marked the opening of the school year on Tuesday by taking part in a game against student players from the Sirius academy for gifted children at the Shaiba arena in Sochi, one of the hockey venues at the 2014 Olympics.
Other players on his side included Pavel Bure, Vyacheslav Fetisov, Alexander Ovechkin and Yevgeny Malkin.
The veteran team won 9-5, Russian news reports said, but didn't specify whether Putin notched any goals or assists.