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2013–14 Barys Astana season

2013-14 Barys Astana
Chernyshev Division champions
Division 1st Chernyshev
Conference 2nd Eastern
2013-14 record 26–18–6–4
Home record 14–9–2–2
Road record 12–9–4–2
Goals for 182
Goals against 157
Team information
President Nurlan Orazbayev
General Manager Vadim Guseinov
Coach Ari-Pekka Selin
Captain Dmitri Upper
Alternate captains Brandon Bochenski
Evgeni Blokhin
Arena Kazakhstan Sports Palace
Team leaders
Goals Brandon Bochenski (28)
Assists Brandon Bochenski (30)
Points Brandon Bochenski (58)
Penalties in minutes Nik Antropov (62)
Plus/minus (+): Alexei Litvinenko (+17)
(−): Artemi Lakiza (-9)
Wins Ari Ahonen (19)
Goals against average Ari Ahonen (2.53)
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The 2013–14 Barys Astana season was the Kontinental Hockey League franchise's 6th season of play and 15th season overall. Barys posted a regular season record of 26 wins, 18 losses, 6 overtime/shootout wins and 4 overtime/shootout losses for 94 points. As a result, Barys won Chernyshev Division and finished 2nd in the Eastern Conference. The team qualified to playoffs a ten games before the end of the regular season on January 16, 2014. Barys ended the 2013–14 regular season as the Eastern Conference's second seed. In the first round of the 2014 Gagarin Cup playoffs, Barys defeated Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 4-0 in series. Barys lost to Salavat Yulaev Ufa in semifinals 2-4 in series.

On May 14, 2013, Nurlan Orazbayev appointed as a president of the Barys, after a one-year pause. He was in this role from 2006 to 2012, before appointing Vadim Shakshakbayev in 2012–13 season. On May 18, 2013, Barys announced team will play at the 2013 Spengler Cup. Later, it was cancelled, because applications for participation in the tournament have filed by two KHL teams - Barys and CSKA. Due to the Olympic season, the league was not able to provide a "window" on the calendar for two league clubs, and in the end the choice was made in favor of the "Red Army", which submitted firstly the application. On May 25, 2013, Barys unveiled a new uniform for the 2013–14 KHL season. The new uniform designed by Reebok and includes new orange lines on the sleeves (Orange is one of the colors of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, the owner of Barys). At the 2013 KHL Junior Draft, Barys selected Finnish Kalevan Pallo's player Kasperi Kapanen in the first round, twenty fifth overall. Also, Barys selected Kaapo Kähkönen, Dmitri Grents and Alikhan Asetov in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th round, respectively. Barys has appointed Ari-Pekka Selin as head coach. The 50-year-old Finn has signed a two-year contract and fills the vacancy left by Vladimir Krikunov, who returns to Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Selin’s previous job was in charge of HPK Hameenlinna in Finland’s SM-liiga, a role he combined with that of assistant to Finland men's national ice hockey team head coach Jukka Jalonen. Assisting the new Barys chief on the coaching staff will be Andrei Shayanov, Raimo Helminen, Yerlan Sagymbayev and Alexander Achziger. On July 4, 2013, Barys officially joined to Astana Presidential Sports Club. National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna will be a сo-sponsor for Barys, along with Tsesnabank.


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