Yenbek Almaty (russian: Хоккейный клуб Енбек Алматы, kk, Еңбек Алматы хоккей клубы, ''Eńbek Almaty hokkeı klýby'') was a

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and Kazakh ice hockey team in

Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...

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. They were active from 1965 to 1985 and from 1999 to 2009.

History

The club was founded in 1965 as Avtomobilist Alma-Ata () and played at first in the Soviet Hockey League Class B, the third level of Soviet ice hockey. Two years later, they promoted to Class A2. In 1972, club renamed to Yenbek Alma-Ata (''Yenbek'' means ''Labour'' in

Kazakh language The Kazakh or simply Qazaq (Latin: or , Cyrillic: or , Arabic Script: or , , ) is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia by Kazakhs. It is closely related to Nogai, Kyrgyz and Karakalpak. It is the official lan ...

). In 1970, Yenbek Alma-Ata achieved a semifinal of Soviet Hockey Cup, where lost to

Khimik Voskresensk Hockey Club Atlant Moscow Oblast (russian: ХК Атлант Московская область, en, Atlas Hockey Club Moscow Region) was a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast. They were members of the Bobro ...

. Yenbek played six seasons in Class A2 before they collapse in 1975. In 1981, Yenbek was recreated.

Yuri Baulin Yuri Nikolaevich Baulin (russian: Юрий Николаевич Баулин; October 5, 1933 – December 5, 2006) (also spelled: Yury) was an ice hockey player who played for the Soviet national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1960 W ...

has hired as a new head coach. The team consisted of former

Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk Torpedo Hockey Club ( kk, «Торпедо» хоккей клубы, ''«Torpedo» hokkeı klýby''; russian: Хоккейный клуб «Торпедо»), commonly referred to as Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk, formerly known as Kazzinc-Torpedo (1999 ...

players. The season of 1984-85 was the last season in Soviet Hockey League system. In independent

history, Yenbek played in Kazakhstan Hockey Championship from 1999 to 2008. They best result bronze medals in 2002-03 season. In 2009, team operated because of financial problems.

Achievements

Kazakhstan Hockey Championship: * 3rd place (1): 2002–03

History

Achievements

Notable Coaches

See also