MOSCOW, Jul 7 Russian hockey became more interesting after the creation of the Continental Hockey League ( KHL), said Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with the winners of the Leaders of Russia contest. “I really wanted to see competition between North American hockey, European hockey, let it be Russian hockey. was before the KHL was created,» Putin said in a conversation with one of the winners of the «Leaders of Russia» competition — KHL President Alexei Morozov — and wished him success. «I want to wish you success. You know that I invented the KHL, so I'm interested in you succeeding,» the president added.
