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Barys Astana
Club · Kazakhstan · KHL
«Snow Leopards»
418
Matches
155
wins
1
draw
262
losses
945–1243
Goals
−298
Difference
2.3
Scored per game
Form
L
28 Aug · Away SKA-VMF St. Petersburg · 1:2
W
30 Aug · Home Vladivostok · 6:5
W
7 Sep · Home Novosibirsk · 7:1
W
9 Sep · Home Salavat Ufa · 8:6
L
12 Sep · Home Khabarovsk · 1:3
W
16 Sep · Away Lada · 6:0
Victor Hedman spent the 2012–13 NHL lockout in Astana, when the Astana City Council resolved to found one.
Barys built its identity in Russian hockey before it had any: the Ural-Western Siberia zone of the Pervaya Liga in 2004, promotion to the Vysshaya Liga in 2007, then, in 2008, a place as one of three founding foreign members of the newly formed KHL. Three Chernyshev Division titles followed, in 2013–14, 2018–19 and 2019–20.
The name itself carries the flag: Barys means Snow Leopard in Kazakh, the country's national animal, and the club wears navy blue, sky blue, gold and white in its honour.
Latest results
All matches| 16 Sep | KHL |
Lada
A
|
6:0 | W |
| 12 Sep | KHL |
Khabarovsk
H
|
1:3 | L |
| 9 Sep | KHL |
Salavat Ufa
H
|
8:6 | W |
| 7 Sep | KHL |
Novosibirsk
H
|
7:1 | W |
| 30 Aug | Club Friendly |
Vladivostok
H
|
6:5 | W |
| 28 Aug | Club Friendly |
SKA-VMF St. Petersburg
A
|
1:2 | L |
Standing
KHLGroup stage · Chernyshev Division
| # | Team | M | W | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barys Astana
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 22:10 | 0 |
| 2 |
 Avangard Omsk
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 10:9 | 0 |
| 3 |
Salavat Ufa
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 16:14 | 0 |
| 4 |
Vladivostok
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 6:8 | 0 |
| 5 |
Khabarovsk
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 6:9 | 0 |
| 6 |
Novosibirsk
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 8:19 | 0 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 418
418
Matches
155
wins
1
draw
262
losses
945–1243
Goals
−298
Difference
2.3
Scored per game
wins
losses
scored — above the line
conceded — below the line
| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 418 | 214 | 204 |
| Scored | 945 | 497 | 448 |
| Conceded | 1243 | 618 | 625 |
| Scored per game | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Conceded per game | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Difference | −298 | −121 | −177 |
Fixtures of Barys Astana
-
18 Sep · 15:00
Magnitogorsk
A
KHL
-
20 Sep · 15:00
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
A
KHL
-
22 Sep · 17:30
Dynamo Moscow
A
KHL
-
16 Sep
Lada
A
6:0
W
-
12 Sep
Khabarovsk
H
1:3
L
-
9 Sep
Salavat Ufa
H
8:6
W
-
7 Sep
Novosibirsk
H
7:1
W
-
30 Aug
Vladivostok
H
6:5
W
-
28 Aug
SKA-VMF St. Petersburg
A
1:2
L
-
27 Aug
SKA St. Petersburg
A
1:2
L
-
20 Aug
Lada
A
2:1
W
Honours of Barys Astana
- KHL Chernyshev Division 2014, 2019, 2020 3
- Kazakhstan Hockey Championship 2008, 2009 2
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Emil Galimov Leaves Barys for Metallurg Novokuznetsk
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