| Barys Astana | |
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| 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 | Boris Ivanishchev |
| General manager | Oleg Bolyakin |
| Head coach | Vycheslav Butsayev |
| Captain | Roman Starchenko |
| Affiliates | Nomad Astana (KAZ) Snezhnye Barsy (MHL) |
| Website | hcbarys |
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| 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[1][2][3] or HC Barys,[4] is a professional ice hockey team based in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is one of the founding members of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). They play in the league's Chernyshev Division of the Eastern Conference. Their home arena is the Barys Arena, where they 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 Vycheslav Butsayev and the president is Boris Ivanishchev. The team serves as a base club for the Kazakhstan national ice hockey team.[5]
The club was founded in 1999 as a member of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship. In 10 seasons of 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 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.
- ^ Martin Merk (4 September 2010). "Kapitan Kazakhstan". International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ Jeff Z. Klein (26 October 2012). "5,800 Miles From New York, Ranger Finds Hockey and More". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ Yerlan Zhanayev (24 February 2015). "Barys Astana Earns Playoffs Spot for Seventh Straight Season". The Astana Times. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "KHL profile". Kontinental Hockey League. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ "A. Koreshkov: "Barys" and national team of Kazakhstan are inseparable". Kazinform. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.