Hockey Club Barys is a professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team based in Astana

Astana

Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...

, Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

. They compete in the Chernyshev Division of the Kontinental Hockey League

Kontinental Hockey League

The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. As of 2009, it is ranked as the strongest hockey league in Europe....

.

History

Barys was formed in 1999 and began play in the 2001-2002 season. The team played in the Kazakhstani Championship

Kazakhstani Championship

The Kazakhstani Championship is the name of the top tier of professional ice hockey in Kazakhstan.There are 2 Hockey teams in Kazakhstan competing outside of this championship: Barys Astana competing in the KHL and Kaztsink-Torpedo in the Russian Major League. Their farm/second teams compete in...

 until 2007 in which the team moved to the Russian Supreme League. After spending the 2007-2008 season in the Supreme League, Barys Astana applied to join and were accepted into the Kontinental Hockey League.

Barys first victory (September 3, 2008) came in its first game at Nizhnekamsk (Russia) with local Neftkhimik. Barys won in a shootout, 2:1. Barys first home victory happened September 14, 2008 over defending Russian champion Salavat Yulaev

Salavat Yulaev

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 3:2 (shootout)

All-time scoring leaders

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Kevin Dallman Kevin Dallman Kevin Jonathan Dallman is a Canadian-Kazakhstani professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for and captains Barys Astana of the KHL.-Playing career:...	161	54	84	138	267	8	29	1	11
Maxim Spiridonov Maxim Spiridonov Maxim Spiridonov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League.He played junior hockey for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League before being drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in 1998.-External links:...	105	41	52	93	84	-3	17	3	3
Jozef Stumpel Jozef Stümpel Jozef Stümpel is a Slovak professional ice hockey centre currently playing for HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League .-Playing career:...	99	23	64	87	91	-5	13	0	3
Konstantin Glazachev Konstantin Glazachev Konstantin Glazachev is a Russian professional ice hockey forward. he currently plays for Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the Kontinental Hockey League....	98	44	41	85	48	-17	21	3	5
Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev is a Kazakhstani professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League .-External links:...	145	34	46	80	96	12	5	0	2
Andrei Gavrilin Andrei Gavrilin Andrei Gavrilin is a Kazakh professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League . He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team, recording 1 assist in 6 games.-External links:...	146	21	49	70	88	13	2	2	3
Talgat Zhailauov Talgat Zhailauov Talgat Zhailauov is a Kazakh professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League . He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team...	130	22	35	57	50	3	6	1	4
Brandon Bochenski Brandon Bochenski Brandon Bochenski is an American professional ice hockey player. He has played in the National Hockey League for several teams. He is currently with Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League.-Early years:...	40	22	23	45	36	19	8	1	5
Roman Starchenko Roman Starchenko Roman Starchenko is a Kazakh professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League . He participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team.-External links:...	147	23	20	43	53	-7	3	3	2
Lukas Kaspar Lukas Kaspar Lukáš Kašpar is a Czech professional ice hockey player who plays for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League . He was originally drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the first round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft...	51	24	18	42	41	5	8	0	2

External links

Official site of HC Barys Astana Fan Club site