President of the Republic of Kazakhstan's Cup

The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan's Cup is an annual pre-season ice hockey tournament held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. The tournament was first held in 2010 by the initiative of the president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.[1] The event is hosted by the KHL team Barys Astana and played each year in August. Currently, all games are held at Kazakhstan Sports Palace.

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan's Cup
SportIce hockey
Founded2010
FounderNursultan Nazarbayev
No. of teams4 or 5 (group stage)
Venue(s)Kazakhstan Sports Palace
Most recent
champion(s)
Russia Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Most titlesKazakhstan Barys Astana (4)
QualificationInvitation only
TV partner(s)Kazakhstan: Qazsport
Russia: KHL-TV

Winners

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Year Winner Runner-up
2010   Barys Astana   Dinamo Minsk
2011   Barys Astana   Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
2012   SKA Saint Petersburg   Barys Astana
2013   Barys Astana   Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
2014   Avangard Omsk   Barys Astana
2015   Barys Astana   Admiral Vladivostok
2016   Metallurg Novokuznetsk   Barys Astana
2017   Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk   Traktor Chelyabinsk
2018   Amur Khabarovsk   Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk

References

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  1. ^ Paul Bartlett (August 8, 2010). "Ice Comes Early for Astana Hockey Fans". Eurasianet.org. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
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