‘Iron Mike’ Keenan thriving in Russia

Moscow (AFP) – Although fiery Canadian ice hockey coach Mike Keenan has been compared to Stalin throughout his decorated career, it turns out he actually does a pretty good Lenin impersonation.

Keenan, who is into his third season at the helm of Metallurg Magnitogorsk in Russia’s top hockey league, recently made a star turn as the Bolshevik revolutionary in a promotional video for the club.

“I don’t know if I am a revolutionary or not,” said Keenan, who actually resembles Lenin with his thinning hair and sweeping arm gestures. “Maybe in the hockey world, I might be a little bit.”