Top Russian ice hockey team names son of Putin’s close friend as new head coach

Boris Rotenberg, one of Russia's richest businessmen and a close friend of Vladimir Putin, can boast another achievement this week: his son Roman was just named the head coach of St. Petersburg's top ice hockey team, SKA. Roman Rotenberg has never served as a head coach before, and he's never played hockey at a professional level, but he's now at the helm of one of the Kontinental Hockey League's wealthiest teams, reports Radio Svoboda. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/01/04/top-russian-ice-hockey-team-names-son-of-putin-s-close-friend-as-new-head-coach