Nomad Nur-Sultan
Nomad Hockey Club (Kazakh: Nomad Hokkej Kluby), commonly referred to as Nomad Nur-Sultan,[1][2] is a farm team of the Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Founded in 2007 as Barys Astana–2, the team changed its name to Nomad Astana in 2013.[3] Formerly a member of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship, Nomand currently play in the Supreme Hockey League, the second tier of ice hockey in Russia.
Nomad Nur-Sultan | |
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City | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
League | VHL |
Conference | 2 |
Division | D |
Founded | 2007 |
Home arena | Kazakhstan Sports Palace |
Colours | |
Owner(s) | Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (Askar Mamin, chairman) |
Head coach | Alexander Vysotsky |
Affiliate(s) | Barys Astana (KHL) Snezhnye Barsy (MHL) |
Website | www.hcbarys.kz |
History
The team formed in 2007 to play in the Pervaya Liga. They finished in 14th place in the Ural–Western Siberia Zone. Next season, they joined the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship. Squaded by junior players, they finished in last place in their first season of play. Next season, they qualified for the playoffs for the first time. Strengthened by players from the Barys Astana, they reached finals. However they lost to Beibarys Atyrau in four games in series.
On 31 May, 2019 it was announced that Nomand would be leaving the Kazakh league, and would be joining the VHL for the 2019-20 season.[4] Alongside Nomand, Dynamo Tver, Torpedo-Gorky Nizhny Novgorod and Uzbekistans's Humo Tashkent would also be joining the league.[5]
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTW = Overtime/Shootout Wins, OTL = Overtime/Shootout Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
2009–10 | 56 | 4 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 92 | 329 | 8th | Did not qualify |
2010–11 | 54 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 87 | 177 | 191 | 4th | Lost in Finals, 0–4 (Beibarys Atyrau) |
2011–12 | 54 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 98 | 297 | 9th | Did not qualify |
2012–13 | 54 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 75 | 151 | 164 | 7th | Lost in Quarterfinals, 1–4 (Yertis Pavlodar) |
2013–14 | 54 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 80 | 159 | 158 | 5th | Lost in Quarterfinals, 2–4 (Arystan Temirtau) |
2014–15 | 54 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 68 | 151 | 160 | 7th | Lost in Quarterfinals, 3–4 (Gornyak Rudny) |
Achievements
Kazakhstan Hockey Championship:
- Winners (1): 2016–17
- Runners-up (1): 2010–11
- Runners-up (1): 2017–18
Head coaches
- Yuri Mikhailis 2009–10
- Galym Mambetaliyev 2010–11
- Yuri Mikhailis 2011–12
- Alexander Vysotsky 2013–14
- Yuri Mikhailis 2014–20
- Alexander Vysotsky 2020–
References
- "Nomad Astana profile". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "Nomad Astana profile". EuroHockey.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- "Come up the logo for the team" (in Russian). Barys Astana. May 20, 2013. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- "Tashkent-based Humo club to play in Higher Hockey League in 2019-2020 season". Tashkent Times. June 3, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- "The new VHL takes shape". June 2, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.