The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan's Cup is an annual pre-season

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tournament held in

Nur-Sultan 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 in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, tho ...

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 ...

. The tournament was first held in 2010 by the initiative of the president of Kazakhstan

Nursultan Nazarbayev Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( kk, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев, Nūrsūltan Äbişūlı Nazarbaev, ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in off ...

. The event is hosted by the

KHL The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs b ...

team

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 ...

and played each year in August. Currently, all games are held at

Kazakhstan Sports Palace The Kazakhstan Sports Palace ( kk, Qazaqstan sport saraiy) is a palace of sports located in Astana, Kazakhstan. It serves as the home for Nomad Nur-Sultan and HC Astana of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship and Snezhnye Barsy junior hockey tea ...

Winners

References

External links

{{Commonscat-inline, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan's Cup
Archive of Hockey Results
Sport in Astana International ice hockey competitions hosted by Kazakhstan