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{{Infobox IcehockeyTeamSeason
  |Season=2008–09
  |year=2008
  |Team=Barys Astana
  |League=KHL
  |LeagueRank=15th
  |Division=[[Chernyshev Division|Chernyshev]]
  |DivisionRank=5th
  |Record=20-25-7-4
  |HomeRecord=11-11-4-2
  |RoadRecord=9-14-3-2
  |GoalsFor=174
  |GoalsAgainst=191
  |GeneralManager=
  |Coach=[[Alexander Vysotsky]]<br>[[Andrei Shayanov]]
  |AssistantCoach=
  |Captain=[[Kevin Dallman]]
  |AltCaptain=
  |Arena=[[Kazakhstan Sports Palace]]
  |Attendance=
  |GoalsLeader=[[Konstantin Glazachev]] (28)
  |AssistsLeader=[[Kevin Dallman]] (30)
  |PointsLeader=Kevin Dallman (58)
  |PIMLeader=[[Tomas Kloucek]] (222)
  |WinsLeader=[[Alexei Kuznetsov]]
  |GAALeader=[[Denis Franskevich]] (3.04)
  |Championship=[[Kazakhstan Hockey Championship|Kazakhstan]]
  |prev_season=[[2007–08 Barys Astana season|2007–08]]
  |next_season=[[2009–10 Barys Astana season|2009–10]]
}}
The '''[[2008–09 KHL season|2008–09]] [[Barys Astana]] [[season (sports)|season]]''' was the [[Kontinental Hockey League]] franchise's [[List of Barys Astana seasons|1st]] season and the last season of play at the [[Kazakhstan Hockey Championship]], in parallel.

In [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]], Barys applied to join the newly formed [[Kontinental Hockey League]]. The league's authorities allowed Barys in, making it the first Kazakh team into the new league. The team won its first game in the KHL on September 3, 2008 abroad, defeating [[HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk|Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk]] 2-1 in the shootouts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21662 |title=Neftekhimik vs. Barys – 03/09/2008 – Barys Astana – Recap |publisher=''Kontinental Hockey League Official Website'' |date=September 3, 2008 |accessdate=2013-06-30}}</ref> They registered their first home game eleven days later by beating defending Russian champions [[Salavat Yulaev Ufa]] 3-2, this time again in shootout.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21709 |title=Barys vs. Salavat Yulaev – 14/09/2008 – Barys Astana – Recap |publisher=''Kontinental Hockey League Official Website'' |date=September 14, 2008 |accessdate=2013-06-30}}</ref> The team finished its first season with a 15th place overall in the league (5th out of 6 in the highly competitive [[Chernyshev division]]). The team made the playoffs and faced Ak Bars Kazan in the first round (2nd overall in the league); Kazan swept Astana three games to nothing to advance to the second round. [[Kevin Dallman]] finished the season as the league's fifth best scorer with a 28 goals and 30 assists (58 points) record; he also finished as the league's leader for shots on goal with 217.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.khl.ru/stat/leaders/160/ |title=2008–09 KHL season stats |work=Kontinental Hockey League Official Website |date= |accessdate=2013-06-30 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I4cWQ1ED?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.khl.ru%2Fstat%2Fleaders%2F160%2F |archivedate=2013-07-13 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref> [[Konstantin Glazachev]] finished 9th overall in the league in scoring with 52 points (28 goals and 24 assists). Meanwhile, the team secured a second straight  [[Kazakhstan Hockey Championship]] title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hockeyarchives.ru/kazakhstan/2008-2009.html |title=2008–09 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship season |work=HockeyArchives.ru |language=russian |date=2008-03-31 |accessdate=2013-06-30 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6I4cVIg4J?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhockeyarchives.ru%2Fkazakhstan%2F2008-2009.html |archivedate=2013-07-13 |deadurl=no |df= }}</ref>

==Standings==

===Kontinental Hockey League===

====Divisional standings====
{{2008–09 KHL Chernyshev Division standings|team=BAR}}

===Kazakhstan Hockey Championship===

====Final round====
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! style="width 5em;" | 
! style="width:25em;" class="unsortable" |
! style="width:5em;" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|GP|Games played}}
! style="width:5em;" | {{abbr|W|Wins}}
! style="width:5em;" | {{abbr|OTW|Overtime wins}}
! style="width:5em;" | {{abbr|SOW|Shootouts wins}}
! style="width:5em;" | {{abbr|SOL|Shootouts losses}}
! style="width:5em;" | {{abbr|OTL|Overtime losses}}
! style="width:5em;" | {{abbr|L|Losses}}
! style="width:5em;" | {{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! style="width:5em;" | {{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! style="width:5em;" | {{abbr|Pts|Points}}
|- style="text-align: center;" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 1 || align=left|{{flagicon|KAZ}} '''Barys Astana''' || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 29 || 8 || '''14'''
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2 || align=left|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Kazzinc-Torpedo]] || 5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 23 || 8 || '''13'''
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3 || align=left|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Kazakhmys Satpaev]] || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 18 || 20 || '''9'''
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4 || align=left|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Saryarka Karagandy]] || 5 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 17 || 13 || '''6'''
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 5 || align=left|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Gornyak Rudny]] || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 12 || 22 || '''3'''
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 6 || align=left|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Yertis Pavlodar]] || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 8 || 36 || '''0'''
|}

==Schedule and results==

===Kontinental Hockey League===

====Regular season====
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<div class="NavHead" style="background:#10336D; color: #FFFFFF;">September: 3–6–3–0 (Home: 0–4–2–0 ; Road: 3–2–1–0) Pts. 15</div>
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| 1 || September 3 || [[HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk|Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk]] || 2-1 (SO) || [[Denis Franskevich]] || [[Neftekhimik Ice Palace]] || 5,500 || 0-0-1-0 || 2 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21662]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 2 || September 5 || [[HC Lada Togliatti|Lada Togliatti]] || 1-2 || Denis Franskevich || [[Volgar Sports Palace]] || 2,900 || 0-1-1-0 || 2 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21675]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 3 || September 7 || [[Ak Bars Kazan]] || 2-3 || [[Marc Lamothe]] || [[TatNeft Arena]] || 4,600 || 0-2-1-0 || 2 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21684]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 4 || September 11 || [[Traktor Chelyabinsk]] || 3-4 || Denis Franskevich || [[Kazakhstan Sports Palace]] || 4,200 || 0-3-1-0 || 2 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21693]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 5 || September 12 || [[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]] || 3-4 || Marc Lamothe || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 3,900 || 0-4-1-0 || 2 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21699]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"
| 6 || September 14 || [[Salavat Yulaev Ufa]] || 3-2 (SO) || Marc Lamothe || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 4,500 || 0-4-2-0 || 4 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21709]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"
| 7 || September 16 || Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk || 3-2 (OT) || Marc Lamothe || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 3,500 || 0-4-3-0 || 6 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21721]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 8 || September 17 || Ak Bars Kazan || 2-7 || [[Alexei Kuznetsov]] || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,200 || 0-5-3-0 || 6 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21725]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 9 || September 21 || [[Amur Khabarovsk]] || 2-1 || Denis Franskevich || [[Platinum Arena]] || 7,100 || 1-5-3-0 || 9 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21739]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 10 || September 23 || [[HC Sibir Novosibirsk|Sibir Novosibirsk]] || 4-2 || Denis Franskevich || [[Ice Sports Palace Sibir]] || 5,500 || 2-5-3-0 || 12 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21752]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 11 || September 26 || [[Metallurg Novokuznetsk]] || 4-3 || Denis Franskevich || [[Kuznetsk Metallurgists Sports Palace|Kuznetsk Metallurgists Arena]] || 5,200 || 3-5-3-0 || 15 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21762]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 12 || September 29 || [[Atlant Moscow Oblast]] || 3-4 || Denis Franskevich || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,000 || 3-6-3-0 || 15 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21777]
|}
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<div class="NavHead" style="background:#10336D; color: #FFFFFF; ">October: 6–3–2–1 (Home: 4–0–1–0 ; Road: 2–3–1–1) Pts. 23</div>
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| 13 || October 1 || [[HC MVD]] || 4-2 || [[Marc Lamothe]] || [[Kazakhstan Sports Palace]] || 4,200 || 4-6-3-0 || 18 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21786]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 14 || October 2 || [[Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod]] || 3-0 || [[Alexei Kuznetsov]] || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 3,500 || 5-6-3-0 || 21 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21789]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#ffeeaa;"
| 15 || October 8 || [[HC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] || 3-4 (OT) || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[CSKA Ice Palace]] || 4,100 || 5-6-3-1 || 22 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21813]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"
| 16 || October 10 || [[Vityaz Chekhov]] || 5-4 (OT) || [[Denis Franskevich]] || [[Ice Hockey Center 2004]] || 2,000 || 5-6-4-1 || 24 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21826]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 17 || October 12 || [[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] || 3-4 || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[Luzhniki Minor Arena]] || 2,900 || 5-7-4-1 || 24 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21837]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 18 || October 14 || [[HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk|Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk]] || 2-4 || Denis Franskevich || [[Neftekhimik Ice Palace]] || 4,500 || 5-8-4-1 || 24 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21843]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 19 || October 18 || [[HC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]] || 5-2 || Alexei Kuznetsov || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,000 || 6-8-4-1 || 27 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21858]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 20 || October 20 || [[Dinamo Riga]] || 3-0 || Alexei Kuznetsov || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,000 || 7-8-4-1 || 30 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21867]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"
| 21 || October 22 || [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] || 5-4 (SO) || Alexei Kuznetsov || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,500 || 7-8-5-1 || 32 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21877]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 22 || October 26 || [[Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod]] || 3-2 || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[Trade Union Sport Palace]] || 5,400 || 8-8-5-1 || 35 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21888]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 23 || October 28 || [[Severstal Cherepovets]] || 6-2 || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[Ice Palace (Cherepovets)|Ice Palace Cherepovets]] || 2,700 || 9-8-5-1 || 38 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21901]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 24 || October 30 || [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]] || 1-7 || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[Arena 2000]] || 9,046 || 9-9-5-1 || 38 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21912]
|}
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<div class="NavHead" style="background:#10336D; color: #FFFFFF;">November: 3–2–0–0 (Home: 2–0–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0–0) Pts. 9</div>
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! style="width:3.5%;"| Recap
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 25 || November 1 || [[SKA Saint Petersburg]] || 2-4 || [[Denis Franskevich]] || [[Ice Palace Saint Petersburg]] || 3,000 || 9-10-5-1 || 38 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21923]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 26 || November 15 || [[Avangard Omsk]] || 4-2 || [[Alexei Kuznetsov]] || [[Kazakhstan Sports Palace]] || 5,000 || 10-10-5-1 || 41 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21951]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 27 || November 19 || [[Khimik Voskresensk (2005–)|Khimik Voskresensk]] || 6-3 || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[Podmoskovie Sports Palace]] || 3,100 || 11-10-5-1 || 44 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21969]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 28 || November 21 || [[Ak Bars Kazan]] || 0-7 || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[TatNeft Arena]] || 5,100 || 11-11-5-1 || 44 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21975]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 29 || November 25 || Khimik Voskresensk || 4-2 || Alexei Kuznetsov || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,000 || 12-11-5-1 || 47 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21986]
|}
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<div class="NavHead" style="background:#10336D; color: #FFFFFF;">December: 2–6–1–0 (Home: 0–4–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–1–0) Pts. 8</div>
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| 30 || December 1 || [[Avangard Omsk]] || 5-2 || [[Alexei Kuznetsov]] || [[Omsk Arena]] || 8,000 || 13-11-5-1 || 50 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22016]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 31 || December 6 || [[SKA Saint Petersburg]] || 1-4 || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[Kazakhstan Sports Palace]] || 5,000 || 13-12-5-1 || 50 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22033]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 32 || December 8 || [[Severstal Cherepovets]] || 1-4 || Alexei Kuznetsov || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,000 || 13-13-5-1 || 50 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22044]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 33 || December 10 || [[Lokomotiv Yaroslavl]] || 3-6 || [[Marc Lamothe]] || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,000 || 13-14-5-1 || 50 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22054]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 34 || December 13 || [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] || 2-7 || Alexei Kuznetsov || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,000 || 13-15-5-1 || 50 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22066]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 35 || December 22 || [[HC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]] || 3-2 || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[Minsk Sports Palace]] || 3,200 || 14-15-5-1 || 53 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22070]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 36 || December 24 || Dynamo Moscow || 6-7 || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[Luzhniki Minor Arena]] || 4,500 || 14-16-5-1 || 53 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22080]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"
| 37 || December 26 || [[Vityaz Chekhov]] || 3-2 (OT) || Marc Lamothe || [[Ice Hockey Center 2004]] || 2,700 || 14-16-6-1 || 55 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22092]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 38 || December 28 || [[Dinamo Riga]] || 0-1 || Marc Lamothe || [[Arena Riga]] || 8,500 || 14-17-6-1 || 55 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22100]
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<div class="NavHead" style="background:#10336D; color: #FFFFFF;">January: 3–5–1–1 (Home: 2–2–1–1 ; Road: 1–3–0–0) Pts. 15</div>
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| 39 || January 4 || [[Vityaz Chekhov]] || 11-6 || [[Marc Lamothe]] || [[Kazakhstan Sports Palace]] || 5,000 || 15-17-6-1 || 58 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22121]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 40 || January 5 || [[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] || 3-5 || [[Alexei Kuznetsov]] || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,000 || 15-18-6-1 || 58 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22128]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 41 || January 7 || [[HC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] || 2-5 || [[Denis Franskevich]] || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,000 || 15-19-6-1 || 58 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22139]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 42 || January 15 || [[Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod]] || 1-6 || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[Kuznetsk Metallurgists Sports Palace|Kuznetsk Metallurgists Arena]] || 5,400 || 15-20-6-1 || 58 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22157]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 43 || January 17 || [[HC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] || 3-4 || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[Luzhniki Minor Arena]] || 3,300 || 15-21-6-1 || 58 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22174]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 44 || January 19 || [[Atlant Moscow Oblast]] || 1-5 || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[Mytishchi Arena]] || 5,500 || 15-22-6-1 || 58 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22179]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 45 || January 21 || [[HC MVD]] || 3-0 || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[Balashikha Arena]] || 4,300 || 16-22-6-1 || 61 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22191]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"
| 46 || January 26 || [[Amur Khabarovsk]] || 5-4 (SO) || Alexei Kuznetsov || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,000 || 16-22-7-1 || 63 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22205]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 47 || January 28 || [[Metallurg Novokuznetsk]] || 3-1 || Alexei Kuznetsov || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,000 || 17-22-7-1 || 66 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22214]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#ffeeaa;"
| 48 || January 30 || [[HC Sibir Novosibirsk|Sibir Novosibirsk]] || 3-4 (SO) || Alexei Kuznetsov || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,000 || 17-22-7-2 || 67 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22226]
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<div class="NavHead" style="background:#10336D; color: #FFFFFF;">February: 3–3–0–2 (Home: 3–1–0–1 ; Road: 0–2–0–1) Pts. 11</div>
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| 49 || February 12 || [[Traktor Chelyabinsk]] || 1-3 || [[Alexei Kuznetsov]] || [[Traktor Ice Arena]] || 5,000 || 17-23-7-2 || 67 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22250]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 50 || February 14 || [[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]] || 2-5 || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[Arena Metallurg]] || 7,215 || 17-24-7-2 || 67 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22261]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#ffeeaa;"
| 51 || February 16 || [[Salavat Yulaev Ufa]] || 1-2 (OT) || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[Ufa Arena]] || 8,400 || 17-24-7-3 || 68 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22274]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 52 || February 20 || [[Ak Bars Kazan]] || 0-3 || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[Kazakhstan Sports Palace]] || 5,000 || 17-25-7-3 || 68 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22283]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#ffeeaa;"
| 53 || February 22 || [[HC Lada Togliatti|Lada Togliatti]] || 3-4 (SO) || Alexei Kuznetsov || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,000 || 17-25-7-4 || 69 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22292]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 54 || February 24 || [[HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk|Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk]] || 6-5 || Alexei Kuznetsov || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,000 || 18-25-7-4 || 72 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22297]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 55 || February 25 || [[Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod]] || 5-2 || Alexei Kuznetsov || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,000 || 19-25-7-4 || 75 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22309]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 56 || February 25 || [[Vityaz Chekhov]] || 6-4 || Alexei Kuznetsov || Kazakhstan Sports Palace || 5,000 || 20-25-7-4 || 78 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=22315]
|}
|-
| colspan=11 align="center"|
{{legend2|#ddffdd|Win (3 points)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#d0e7ff|Overtime/shootout win (2 points)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#ffeeaa|Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#ffbbbb|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
|}

====Playoffs====
{| class="toccolours" width=100% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:#10336D 5px solid;border-bottom:#00AEEF 5px solid;" | 2009 Gagarin Cup Playoffs
|- valign="top"
|<div class="NavFrame">
<div class="NavHead" style="background:#10336D; color: #FFFFFF;">Preliminary Round - #15 Barys vs. #2 Ak Bars – Ak Bars won series 3–0</div>
<div class="NavContent" style="text-align:center; display:none;">
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|- 
! style="width:3%;"| Game
! style="width:7.5%;"| Date
! style="width:11%;"| Opponent
! style="width:5.5%;"| Score
! style="width:8%;"| Decision
! style="width:15%;"| Location
! style="width:5%;"| Attendance
! style="width:5%;"| Series
! style="width:5%;"| Recap
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 1 || March 2 || [[Ak Bars Kazan]] || 2–4 || [[Alexei Kuznetsov]] || [[TatNeft Arena]] || 5,400 || 0-1 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/165/?idgame=23495]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 2 || March 3 || Ak Bars Kazan || 2–4 || Alexei Kuznetsov || TatNeft Arena || 4,390 || 0-2 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/165/?idgame=23503]
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"
| 3 || March 5 || Ak Bars Kazan || 1–2 (SO) || Alexei Kuznetsov || [[Kazakhstan Sports Palace]] || 5,000 || 0-3 || [http://en.khl.ru/report/165/?idgame=23527]
|}
|-
| colspan=11 align="center"|
{{legend2|#ddffdd|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#ffbbbb|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
|}

===Kazakhstan Hockey Championship===

====Final Round====
{| class="toccolours" width=100% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan=2 style="background:#FFFFFF;border-top:#10336D 5px solid;border-bottom:#00AEEF 5px solid;" | 2009 Final Round
|- valign="top"
|<div class="NavFrame">
<div class="NavHead" style="background:#10336D; color: #FFFFFF;">Result: 4–0–1–0 Pts. 14 - Barys won the championship</div>
<div class="NavContent" style="text-align:center; display:none;">
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|- 
! style="width:3%;"| Game
! style="width:7.5%;"| Date
! style="width:11%;"| Opponent
! style="width:5.5%;"| Score
! style="width:8%;"| Decision
! style="width:18%;"| Location
! style="width:5%;"| Record
! style="width:3.5%;"| Points
! style="width:3.5%;"| Recap
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 1 || March 26 || [[Yertis Pavlodar]] || 5-1 || [[Denis Franskevich]] || [[Astana Ice Palace]], [[Pavlodar]], [[Kazakhstan]] || 1-0-0-0 || 3 || <ref name="OR2001">{{cite web |url=http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?7450-Kazakhstan-Championship-08-09-(news-and-results) |title=2008-09 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship's final round results – 26-31 March, 2009 - Recap |publisher=''Sports.kz'' |date=March 26–31, 2009 |accessdate=July 12, 2013}}</ref>
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 2 || March 27 || [[Gornyak Rudny]] || 8-0 || [[Alexei Kuznetsov]] || Astana Ice Palace, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan || 2-0-0-0 ||   6 || <ref name="OR2001"/>
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 3 || March 28 || [[Kazakhmys Satpaev]] || 9-3 || Alexei Kuznetsov || Astana Ice Palace, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan || 3-0-0-0 || 9 || <ref name="OR2001"/>
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
| 4 || March 30 || [[Saryarka Karagandy]] || 3-1 || Alexei Kuznetsov || Astana Ice Palace, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan || 4-0-0-0 || 12 || <ref name="OR2001"/>
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"
| 5 || March 31 || [[Kazzinc-Torpedo]] || 4-3 (SO) || Alexei Kuznetsov || Astana Ice Palace, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan || 4-0-1-0 || 14 || <ref name="OR2001"/>
|}
|-
| colspan=11 align="center"|
{{legend2|#ddffdd|Win (3 points)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#d0e7ff|Overtime/shootout win (2 points)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#ffeeaa|Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#ffbbbb|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
|}

==Final roster==
{{Tnavbar-header||Barys Astana roster|plain=1|fontcolor=black}}
<small>Updated March 14, 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=2498&year0=2009 | title=2008-09 Barys Team Roster |work=EliteProspects.com |date=2010-03-05 |accessdate=2010-03-05}}</ref></small>

{{Ice hockey team roster
}}
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| first = Denis | last = Franskevich | dab = | num = 1 | pos = G | nat = Russia | s/g = L | birthyear = 1981 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 6 | acq = [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Karaganda|Karaganda, Kazakh SSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Marc | last = Lamothe | dab = | num = 35 | pos = G | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1974 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 26 | acq = [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[New Liskeard|New Liskeard, Ontario, Canada]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Alexei | last = Kuznetsov | dab = | num = 20 | pos = G | nat = Kazakhstan | s/g = L | birthyear = 1983 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 1 | acq = [[2007–08 Vysshaya Liga season|2007]] | birthplace = [[Oskemen|Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Artemi | last = Lakiza | dab =  | num = 7 | pos = D | nat = Kazakhstan | s/g = L | birthyear = 1987 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 2 | acq = [[2007–08 Vysshaya Liga season|2007]] | birthplace = [[Barnaul|Barnaul, Russian SFSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Alexander | last = Titov | dab = Alexander Titov (ice hockey) | num = 44 | pos = D | nat = Russia | s/g = L | birthyear = 1975 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 14 | acq = [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Lipetsk|Lipetsk, Russian SFSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Evgeni | last = Fadeyev | dab = Yevgeniy Fadeyev | num = 37 | pos = D | nat = Kazakhstan | s/g = L | birthyear = 1982 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 9 | acq = [[2007–08 Vysshaya Liga season|2007]] | birthplace = [[Oskemen|Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa =}}
{{player4
| first = Vladimir | last = Antipin | dab =  | num = 36 | pos = D | nat = Kazakhstan | s/g = L | birthyear = 1970 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 18 | acq = [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Temirtau]], [[Kazakh SSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Branislav | last = Mezei | dab =  | num = 24 | pos = D | nat = Slovakia | s/g = L | birthyear = 1980 | birthmonth = 10 | birthday = 8 | acq = [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Nitra]], [[Slovakia]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Sergei | last = Gimayev | dab = Sergei Gimayev (ice hockey b. 1984) | num = 59 | pos = D | nat = Russia | s/g = L | birthyear = 1984 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 16 | acq = [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Cherepovets|Cherepovets, Russian SFSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Tomas | last = Kloucek | dab = Tomáš Klouček | num = 22 | pos = D | nat = Czech Republic | s/g = L | birthyear = 1980 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 7 | acq = [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]] | inj = no | cap = | fa =}}
{{player4
| first = Anton | last = Kazantsev | dab = | num = 24 | pos = D | nat = Kazakhstan | s/g = L | birthyear = 1986 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 26 | acq = [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Rudniy|Rudny]], [[Kazakh SSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa =}}
{{player4
| first = Kevin | last = Dallman | dab = | num = 38 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 1981 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 26 | acq = [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Niagara Falls, Ontario]], [[Canada]] | inj = no | cap = C | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Roman | last = Savchenko | dab = | num = 2 | pos = D | nat = Kazakhstan | s/g = L | birthyear = 1988 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 28 | acq = [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Oskemen|Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Alexei | last = Vasilchenko | dab = | num = 29 | pos = D | nat = Kazakhstan | s/g = L | birthyear = 1981 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 29 | acq = [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Oskemen|Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Maksim | last = Belyayev | dab = Maksim Belyayev (ice hockey) | num = 79 | pos = F | nat = Kazakhstan | s/g = L | birthyear = 1979 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 24 | acq = [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Oskemen|Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = yes}}
{{player4
| first = Talgat | last = Zhailauov | dab = | num = 8 | pos = C | nat = Kazakhstan | s/g = R | birthyear = 1985 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 7 | acq = [[2007–08 Vysshaya Liga season|2007]] | birthplace = [[Oskemen|Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = yes}}
{{player4
| first = Jozef | last = Stümpel | dab = | num = 15 | pos = C | nat = Slovakia | s/g = R | birthyear = 1972 | birthmonth = 07 | birthday = 20 | acq = [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Nitra|Nitra, Czechoslovakia]] | inj = no | cap = A | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Andrei | last = Spiridonov | dab = | num = 23 | pos = C | nat = Kazakhstan | s/g = L | birthyear = 1982 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 21 | acq = [[2008-09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Oskemen|Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Roman | last = Starchenko | dab = | num = 48 | pos = C | nat = Kazakhstan | s/g = L | birthyear = 1986 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 12 | acq = [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Oskemen|Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Ilya | last = Solaryov | dab = Ilya Solarev | num = 25 | pos = C | nat = Kazakhstan | s/g = L | birthyear = 1982 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 2 | acq = [[2007–08 Vysshaya Liga season|2007]] | birthplace = [[Perm|Perm, Russian SFSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Vadim | last = Krasnoslobodtsev | dab = | num = 62 | pos = LW | nat = Kazakhstan | s/g = L | birthyear = 1983 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 16 | acq = [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Oskemen|Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Konstantin | last = Glazachev | dab = | num = 18 | pos = LW | nat = Russia | s/g = R | birthyear = 1985 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 18 | acq = [[2008-09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Arkhangelsk|Arkhangelsk, Russian SFSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Alexander | last = Koreshkov | dab = Alexander Koreshkov (ice hockey) | num = 17 | pos = LW | nat = Kazakhstan | s/g = L | birthyear = 1963 | birthmonth = 10 | birthday = 28 | acq = [[2007–08 Vysshaya Liga season|2007]] | birthplace = [[Oskemen|Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Maxim | last = Spiridonov | dab = | num = 10 | pos = RW | nat = Russia | s/g = L | birthyear = 1978 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 7 | acq = [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Moscow|Moscow, Russian SFSR]] | inj = no | cap = A | fa = }}
{{player4
| first = Andrei | last = Gavrilin | dab = | num = 33 | pos = RW | nat = Kazakhstan | s/g = L | birthyear = 1978 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 24 | acq = [[2007–08 Vysshaya Liga season|2007]] | birthplace = [[Karaganda|Karaganda, Kazakh SSR]] | inj = no | cap = | fa =}}
{{player4
| first = Trevor | last = Letowski | dab = | num = 9 | pos = RW | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 1977 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 5 | acq = [[2008–09 KHL season|2008]] | birthplace = [[Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] | inj = no | cap = | fa = }}
|}<!-- end list of players -->

==See also==
*[[2008–09 KHL season]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Barys Astana}}
{{Barys Astana seasons}}
{{2008–09 KHL season by team}}

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[[Category:2008–09 in Kazakhstani ice hockey|Barys]]