Barys Astana
| Barys Astana | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | "Snow Leopards" |
| City | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| League | KHL |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Chernyshev |
| Founded | 26 November 1999 |
| Home arena | Barys Arena (capacity: 11,578) |
| Colours | |
| Owner(s) | Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Askar Mamin, chairman) |
| President | Nurlan Orazbayev |
| General manager | Oleg Bolyakin |
| Head coach | Galym Mambetaliyev |
| Captain | Roman Starchenko |
| Affiliates | Nomad Astana (KAZ) Snezhnye Barsy (MHL) |
| Website | hcbarys |
| Franchise history | |
| 1999–present | HC Barys |
| Current season | |
Hockey Club Barys (Kazakh: Барыс хоккей клубы; Barys Hokkei Kluby; Russian: Хоккейный клуб Барыс, romanized: Khokkeynyy klub Barys), also referred to as Barys Astana or HC Barys, is a professional ice hockey club based in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is a member of the Chernyshev Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
It is one of the founding members of the KHL. The club's home arena is the Barys Arena, where it have played since the 2015–16 KHL season. Prior to 2015, the team played home games at the Kazakhstan Sports Palace for 14 seasons, beginning in 2001. The head coach is Galym Mambetaliyev and the president is Nurlan Orazbayev. The team serves as a base club for the Kazakhstan national ice hockey team.
The club was founded in 1999 as a member of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship. In 10 seasons of the national competition, Barys has won two Championships in 2007–08 and 2008–09. In 2004, Barys was admitted into the Russian ice hockey system, joining its third tier the Pervaya Liga. Their win in Ural-Western Siberia Zone in 2007, led to their promotion to the Vysshaya Liga. After a single season of play in the Vysshaya Liga, Barys joined the newly formed Kontinental Hockey League in 2008.