The Pro Hokei Ligasy formerly known as ''Republic of Kazakhstan Open Ice Hockey Championship'' ''( kk, Шайбалық хоккей бойынша Қазақстан Республикасының ашық чемпионаты, russian: Открытый Чемпионат Республики Казахстан по хоккею с шайбой)'', commonly referred to as ''Kazakh Hockey Championship'', is an annual
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
award and
national title, bestowed to the winning ice hockey team in
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
, founded in 1992.
On August 9, 2015, a 12,000-seat and 86,000-square-metre Ice Palace was opened in the Kazakh capital of
Astana
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmo ...
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The complex includes an ice arena, an ice hockey academy and 50-metre Olympic and artistic swimming pools.
Teams
Current teams
Former teams
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Avtomobilist Karagandy
Avtomobilist Karaganda ( kk, Автомобилист Қарағанды) was an ice hockey team in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. They were active from 1966–1996 and from 1998–2000.
History
The club was founded in 1966 as Stroitel Karaganda () and ...
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Arystan Temirtau
Arystan Hockey Club ( kk, «Арыстан» хоккей клубы, ''Arystan hokkeı klýby''), commonly referred to as Arystan Temirtau, was a professional ice hockey team based in Temirtau, Kazakhstan. They were founded in 2010, and played in ...
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Barys Astana
Hockey Club Barys ( kk, Барыс хоккей клубы , translit=Barys Hokkei Kluby), also referred to as Barys Astana or HC Barys, is a professional ice hockey team based in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is one of the founding members of the Kon ...
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Bulat Temirtau
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Kazakhmys Satpaev
Kazakhmys Hockey Club ( kk, Қазақмыс хоккей клубы, ''Qazaqmys hokkeı klýby''), commonly referred as Kazakhmys Satbayev, is a professional ice hockey team based in Satbayev, Kazakhstan. They were founded in 2002, and play in th ...
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Magnitka Temirtau
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Yenbek Almaty
Yenbek Almaty (russian: Хоккейный клуб Енбек Алматы, kk, Еңбек Алматы хоккей клубы, ''Eńbek Almaty hokkeı klýby'') was a Soviet and Kazakh ice hockey team in Almaty, Kazakhstan. They were active fr ...
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Yesil Petropavlovsk
Champions
All-time standings
See also
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Kazakhstan Hockey Cup
The Kazakhstan Hockey Cup is the national ice hockey cup in Kazakhstan. It was first played in 2002. Kazzinc-Torpedo has won the most cups, with four, Kazakhmys Satpaev/Karagandy has won three, Saryarka Karaganda, Arlan Kokshetau, Gornyak Rudny ...
References
External links
Kazakhstan Ice Hockey FederationEnglish language forum for the Kazakhstan Hockey ChampionshipEliteprospects
{{Ice Hockey Leagues
Top tier ice hockey leagues
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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
Sports leagues in Kazakhstan