Ice Hockey is popular in Russia.
Ice hockey . The Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) is the highest league in Russia and much of Eastern Europe . In international competitions , the national teams of six countries ( the `` Big Six '' ) predominate : Canada , Czech Republic , Finland , Russia , Sweden and the United States . In Russia and Ukraine , where `` hockey '' can also refer to bandy , ice hockey is often called `` hockey with puck '' .