Yulia Ushakova, who plays for HC Spartak Moscow, stripped down to the bare minimum to show off her bandaged ankle.
The club tweeted the saucy snap to their official Twitter page and it racked up over 3,000 retweets.
Spartak risked backlash from their fans, but the stunning blonde decided to share the image with her huge army of Instagram followers on Monday.
Alongside the controversial picture, the former bodybuilder wrote: "I twisted my ankle, two broken nails.
"My wrist will be corrected, and when I go for the manicure, the problem will be solved. I started the week badly.
"I will solve the 'women's problems' in terms of the degree of significance, first I'll remove the wrinkles, then to the manicure. And the ankle itself will pass.
"Let's see how cosmetics works @celltense_russia. To all, a cool and positive start to the week!"
And she confirmed on social media on Thursday that she had recovered well and should be fit to play the next game.
The stunning blonde added: "The ankle has recovered well, everything in order.
"Start working with the group and prepare the next matches at home."
The 28-year-old has since shared several images and videos of herself working up a sweat in the gym with her followers.
In one post, which showed her doing hamstring curls, she took the chance to address the use of a naked image.
It read: "In my direct messages for some reason, there are a hundred messages like 'I'm so sad for your injury' and most of them are from Turkey.
"I do not know if this due to that Spartak officially declared me "injured" or maybe a half-naked photo caused such excitement, but a fact is a fact."
Spartak's next game will be against SKA on October 2 after Thursday's defeat to CSKA.
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