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The '''history of Barys Astana''' [[Kontinental Hockey League]] team dates back to 1999.

== 1999–2008: Early years ==
Barys was founded on November 26, 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports.kz/news/sergey-gimaev-u-nurlana-ozarbaeva-est-pryamoe-poruchenie-sdelat-iz-baryisa-bazovyiy-klub-sbornoy|script-title=ru:"Барысу" 15 лет|trans_title=15 years for "Barys"|publisher=[[Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation]]|language=ru|date=November 26, 2014|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref> The team's name, Barys, is derived from the national symbol of Kazakhstan, translated as [[snow leopard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwf.hu/en/snow-leopard|title=Snow Leopard|publisher=[[World Wide Fund for Nature|WWF]]|accessdate=August 23, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/node/67663|title=Central Asian Conservationists Spotlight Snow Leopards|publisher=EurasiaNet.org|date=October 23, 2013|accessdate=August 23, 2014}}</ref> The team's inaugural season was [[1999–2000 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship|1999–2000]], where they played in the [[Kazakhstan Hockey Championship]].<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=http://www.hcbarys.kz/ru/articles/view/istoriya|script-title=ru:История|trans_title=History|publisher=Barys Astana|language=ru|accessdate=March 14, 2014}}</ref> Barys would stay there until 2009.<ref name="History" /> In 2004–05, Barys was admitted into the Russian hockey system. They made their debut in the [[Russian Hockey League|Pervaya Liga]]; in parallel, Barys kept a [[Nomad Astana|second team]] in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship.<ref name="History" /> Barys' debut in Russia was interesting, with the team doing fairly well.<ref name="History" /> They played three seasons in the Pervaya Liga, where they finished respectively 3rd, 2nd and 1st of the Ural - Western Siberia zone where they played. With this first place in 2007, Barys was allowed into the [[Vysshaya Liga (ice hockey)|Vysshaya Liga]].<ref name="History" />

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Barys played a single season in the [[Vysshaya Liga (ice hockey)|Vysshaya Liga]], a good one, where they finished second out of 14 in the Eastern conference.<ref name="History" /> They reached the playoffs, where they began by sweeping [[HC Belgorod]] in three straight games in the first round, before falling to [[Khimik Voskresensk (2005)|Khimik Voskresensk]] in four games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohockey.net/news/story.html?id=20080531093716khimikvoskresenskchampionofthevyschayaliga|title=Khimik Voskresensk champion of the Vysshaya Liga|publisher=EuroHockey.net|date=May 31, 2008|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref> Barys however won the [[Kazakhstan Hockey Championship]] that year.<ref name="History" /> Barys' main team did not participate in the regular season of the league (however, its affiliate, [[Nomad Astana|Barys-2]], did), but the league's format was so that the three best team of the league after the regular season would play the three best Kazakh teams (Barys' main team, [[Kazzinc-Torpedo]] and [[Kazakhmys Satpaev]], all three were playing in the [[Vysshaya Liga (ice hockey)|Vysshaya Liga]]) in the final round. Barys won the tournament, dethroning defending champions Kazzinc-Torpedo, en route to their first Kazakhstan Hockey Championship title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hockeyarchives.ru/kazakhstan/2007-2008.html|script-title=ru:Чемпионат Казахстана 2007/2008 |trans_title=2007/2008 Kazakhstan Championship |publisher=Hockey Archives|language=ru|accessdate=June 30, 2013}}</ref>

== 2008–present: Kontinental Hockey League ==

=== 2008–2011: First round loses to Ak Bars ===
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 Kazakhstani 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 – Recap |publisher=Kontinental Hockey League |date=September 3, 2008 |accessdate=June 30, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105205701/http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21662 |archivedate=November 5, 2013 |df= }}</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 – Recap |publisher=Kontinental Hockey League |date=September 14, 2008 |accessdate=June 30, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105205607/http://en.khl.ru/report/160/?idgame=21709 |archivedate=November 5, 2013 |df= }}</ref> The team finished its first season with a 15th place overall in the league. Barys secured a spot in the playoffs on February 26, 2009, defeating 6-4 [[Vityaz Chekhov]] in the last day of the regular season.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/features/2009/03/06/feature-04 | title=Kazakh team reaches Continental Hockey League playoffs|publisher=CentralAsiaOnline.com |author=Madi Asanov |date=March 6, 2009 |accessdate=March 18, 2014}}</ref> In the first round of Gagarin Cup playoffs, Barys faced Ak Bars Kazan. 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 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 |publisher=Kontinental Hockey League|date= |accessdate=June 30, 2013}}</ref> [[Konstantin Glazachev]] finished 9th overall in the league in scoring with 52 points. Meanwhile, the team secured a second straight Kazakhstan Hockey Championship title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohockey.net/news/story.html?id=20090404081157_barys_champion_of_kazakhstan|title=Barys champion of Kazakhstan|publisher=EuroHockey.net|date=April 4, 2009|accessdate=March 18, 2014}}</ref>

[[File:X and 2011-12-10 Amur—Barys KHL-game.jpeg|thumb|right|[[Vitali Yeremeyev]] and [[Jonas Junland]] during the game against [[Amur Khabarovsk|Amur]] in 2011.]]
The [[2009–10 KHL season|2009–10 season]] saw Barys have a very similar season than the previous. Veteran [[Jozef Stümpel]] finished top scorer of the team, with 52 points, two better than [[Maxim Spiridonov]], who was the best goal scorer of the team with 24. Fan favourite [[Kevin Dallman]] also was a major contributor, with 14 goals and 27 assists. Newcomer [[Jeff Glass]] did a fine job between the pipes, with 19 wins and a 2.87 goals against average, helping the team finish fourteenth overall of the KHL, a one place improvement from 2008–09. Barys was however once again swept in three games by [[Ak Bars Kazan]] in the first round of the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bill Meltzer|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=527362#&navid=nhl-search|title=European championship roll call|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|date=April 28, 2010|accessdate=April 6, 2014}}</ref>

Barys opened [[2010–11 KHL season|2010–11 season]] with [[Andrei Khomutov]] as the new head coach.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.sport-express.ru/2010-06-24/370306/ |script-title=ru:Андрей Хомутов назначен главным тренером "Барыса" |trans_title=Andrei Khomutov has appointed as head coach of Barys |publisher=[[Sport Express]] |language=ru|date=June 24, 2010|accessdate=March 18, 2014}}</ref> However, the team's previous manager [[Andrei Shayanov]] remained in the team as an [[assistant coach]]. In September 2011, league's authorities considered Kazakhstan Sports Palace the worst in the league.<ref name="Tengri News">{{cite web |url=http://tengrinews.kz/hockey/dvorets-sporta-kazahstan-priznan-hudshey-arenoy-v-khl-196336/|script-title=ru:Дворец спорта "Казахстан" признан худшей ареной в КХЛ|trans_title=Kazakhstan Sports Palace has considered the worst in the league|publisher=TengriNews.kz |language=ru |date=September 9, 2011 |accessdate=November 25, 2013}}</ref> The main reason was the regrettably little capacity.<ref name="Tengri News"/> Later, the team's owner [[Kazakhstan Temir Zholy]] decided to build the new [[Barys Arena]] for 12,000 seats, whose opening planned to 2015–16 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sports.kz/news/novaya-arena-baryisa-budet-rasschitana-na-12-000-mest|script-title=ru:Новая арена «Барыса» будет рассчитана на 12 000 мест|trans_title=The new Barys's home arena will seat 12,000 spectators|language=ru|publisher=Sports.kz|date=March 30, 2013|accessdate=March 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.astanatimes.com/2014/01/barys-players-join-khl-stars-ice-bratislava/|publisher=The Astana Times|title=Barys Players Join KHL Stars on Ice in Bratislava|author=Ilyas Omarov|date=January 15, 2014|accessdate=March 25, 2014}}</ref> The team compiled a 20–21–4–9 regular season record with 77 points. As the 7th seed of the Eastern Conference, Barys faced [[Ak Bars Kazan]] in the first round of playoffs, again. Ak Bars won series without losing a game 4-0.

=== 2011–present: BBD era ===
[[File:Krikunov 2011-09-28 Amur—Ak Bars KHL-game.jpeg|thumb|right|[[Vladimir Krikunov]] coached Barys during the 2012–13 season.]]
In the 2011 off-season, Barys announced the signing of [[Dustin Boyd]] and [[Nigel Dawes]], who later formed BBD line along with [[Brandon Bochenski]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://allhabs.net/khls-barys-astana-announces-signing-of-boyd-dawes/|title=KHL’s Barys Astana Announces Signing of Boyd, Dawes|author=Rick Stephens|publisher=AllHabs.net|date=May 31, 2011|accessdate=March 19, 2014}}</ref> In the beginning of the [[2011–12 KHL season|2011–12 season]], Barys fired Andrei Khomutov after seven losses in eight games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=6119&cHash=6fa30149a6e196cdee10ff43d885a470 |title=Khomutov released by Barys |author=Szymon Szemberg |publisher=IIHF |date=October 25, 2011 |accessdate=March 19, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414080531/http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=6119&cHash=6fa30149a6e196cdee10ff43d885a470 |archivedate=April 14, 2014 |df= }}</ref> Andrei Shayanov replaced him and led the team to 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Barys fell in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals to the 3rd seeded [[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]] in seven games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.ria.ru/sports/20120311/172100483.html|title=Markov the Hero for Metallurg in KHL Playoffs|publisher=[[RIA Novosti]]|date=March 11, 2012|accessdate=March 19, 2014}}</ref>

During the [[2012–13 NHL lockout]], Barys strengthened by signing [[Ryan McDonagh]], [[Victor Hedman]] and [[Nik Antropov]]. [[Vladimir Krikunov]] appointed as a new head coach. Barys finished the season with a 23–18–5–6 record for 85 points. In the first round of the [[2013 Gagarin Cup playoffs]], Barys defeated by [[Traktor Chelyabinsk]] 3-4 in series. After the season, Krikunov decided to leave the team, because he refused to coach the [[Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team|Kazakhstan national ice hockey team]] in parallel with Barys.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news2night.com/en/news/krikunov-rizhskie-dinamovtsy-ne-hotjat-ehat-na-belorusskij-chm | publisher=news2night.com | title=Krikunov: Riga Dinamo not want to go to the Belarusian FM |date=July 25, 2014 |accessdate=July 25, 2014}}</ref>

In the 2013 off-season, Barys appointed [[Ari-Pekka Selin]] as a new head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astanatimes.com/2013/06/finnish-expert-ari-pekka-selin-becomes-head-coach-of-barys/ |title=Finnish Expert Ari-Pekka Selin Becomes Head Coach of Barys |publisher=The Astana Times |author=Ilyas Omarov |date=June 26, 2013 |accessdate=August 23, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Y1k4RvR4?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.astanatimes.com%2F2013%2F06%2Ffinnish-expert-ari-pekka-selin-becomes-head-coach-of-barys%2F |archivedate=April 24, 2015 |df= }}</ref> On July 4, 2013, Barys officially joined to newly created Astana Presidential Sports Club, the organization supported by Sovereign Wealth Fund [[Samruk-Kazyna]] to combine the main sports teams in Astana.<ref name="Astana Presidential Sports Club">{{cite web|publisher=The Astana Times |title=Astana Presidential Sports Club Launched |author=Ilyas Omarov |url=http://www.astanatimes.com/2013/07/astana-presidential-sports-club-launched/ |date=4 July 2013 |accessdate=31 October 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Y1jLU12c?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.astanatimes.com%2F2013%2F07%2Fastana-presidential-sports-club-launched%2F |archivedate=24 April 2015 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Samruk-Kazyna]]|title=In Astana, there was presented a new multi-sport club "Astana"|url=http://sk.kz/event/view/165?lang=en |date=July 5, 2013|accessdate=October 31, 2013}}</ref> Having resigned most of their free agents, the club wouldn't much change in the 2013 off-season, with the exception of losing [[Free agent#Unrestricted free agent|UFAs]] [[Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev]], [[Vitali Novopashin]] and [[Mikhail Grigoriev]]. On June 19, 2013, the team signed goalie [[Ari Ahonen]] for one year.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=EliteProspects.com|title=Ari Ahonen in a Confirmed Transaction to Barys Astana|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/transaction.php?transfer=168302 |date=June 19, 2013|accessdate=August 9, 2013}}</ref> Barys strengthened defense, signing [[Mike Lundin]], [[Maxim Semyonov]] and [[Evgeni Blokhin]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Yardbarker]] |title=Mike Lundin Adds Defensive Depth To Barys Astana |author=Steven Ellis |url=http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/mike_lundin_adds_defensive_depth_to_barys_astana_nbspby_nbspsteven_ellis/13810883 |date=June 11, 2013 |accessdate=July 20, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317182827/http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/mike_lundin_adds_defensive_depth_to_barys_astana_nbspby_nbspsteven_ellis/13810883 |archivedate=March 17, 2014 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=The Astana Times|title=Barys Hockey Club Returns to Action |author=Askar Sultan |url=http://www.astanatimes.com/2013/07/barys-hockey-club-returns-to-action/|date=July 24, 2013|accessdate=October 31, 2013}}</ref> On August 8, 2013, unrestricted free agent [[Nik Antropov]] signed with the Barys a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[CBC Sports]]|title=Nik Antropov inks 2-year deal with KHL club|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2013/08/08/sp-nhl-nik-antropov-khl.html?cmp=rss |date=August 8, 2013|accessdate=August 9, 2013}}</ref> In its season opening game on September 8, 2013, Barys defeated [[Severstal Cherepovets]] 10-1.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=RIA Novosti|title=Hockey: Dawes Shines as Barys Demolishes Severstal|url=http://en.ria.ru/sports/20130909/183296844/Hockey-Dawes-Shines-as-Barys-Demolishes-Severstal.html |date=September 9, 2013|accessdate=October 31, 2013}}</ref> During the season, Barys signed a season long contracts with [[Cam Barker]] and [[Zach Hamill]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|title=Veteran NHLer Cam Barker signs with KHL squad|url=http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/05/veteran-nhler-cam-barker-signs-with-khl-squad/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs |date=November 5, 2013|accessdate=November 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=TheHockeyHouse.net|title=Barys Astana Sign Former Boston First Rounder Zach Hamill|url=http://thehockeyhouse.net/vancouver-canucks/barys-astana-sign-former-boston-first-rounder-zach-hamill/ |date=November 5, 2013|accessdate=December 25, 2013}}</ref> Barys's [[Brandon Bochenski]] and [[Talgat Zhailauov]] selected to play in the [[2014 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game|2014 KHL All-Star Game]], as the result of fans and journalists voting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.khl.ru/news/2013/12/24/25870.html |title=All-Star Game rosters complete|publisher=Kontinental Hockey League |date=December 24, 2013|accessdate=December 25, 2013}}</ref> Barys finished as the 2nd seed in the Eastern Conference. Recording 26 wins, 18 losses, 6 overtime/shootout wins and 4 overtime/shootout losses, they finished with 94 points for the regular season. In the first round of the [[2014 Gagarin Cup playoffs]], Barys defeated [[Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg]] 4–0 in series to overcome the first round for the first time in its KHL history. Barys lost to Salavat Yulaev Ufa in Eastern Conference semifinals 2–4 in series.

On May 5, 2014, it was announced that former long-time Barys's captain Kevin Dallman signed a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ska.ru/news/en/15797.html | title=Kevin Dallman leaves SKA |publisher=SKA Saint Petersburg|date=May 5, 2014|accessdate=August 2, 2014}}</ref> On June 18, 2014, the KHL reported that Andrei Nazarov would move from [[HC Donbass|Donbass Donetsk]] to become the new head coach at Barys, replacing Ari-Pekka Selin who had been sacked as coach of the Kazakhstan national ice hockey team on June 11.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://thehockeyhouse.net/international-hockey/former-nhler-andrei-nazarov-to-coach-kazakhstan-national-team/ | title=Former NHLer Andrei Nazarov To Coach Kazakhstan National Team |publisher=TheHockeyHouse.net|author=Steven Ellis|date=August 1, 2014|accessdate=August 22, 2014}}</ref>

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