In 2016, during the World Ice Hockey Championship in Russia an incredible incident occurred that shook the hockey world. An unknown American fan, clearly heavily intoxicated, managed to get into the Russian national team’s locker room. What he did next, however, crossed all boundaries of decency and common sense. He singled out Pavel Datsyuk’s skate, one of the team’s most revered players, and urinated in it. This disgusting incident quickly gained enormous attention, both in Russia and around the world, appearing in both sports and regular news broadcasts. But how much of it was really true?