Nomad Astana

Nomad Astana
Nomad Astana
City	Astana, Kazakhstan
League	Kazakhstan Hockey Championship
Conference	2
Division	D
Founded	2007
Home arena	Kazakhstan Sports Palace
Colours
Owner(s)	Kazakhstan Temir Zholy; (Askar Mamin, chairman)
Head coach	Alexander Vysotsky
Affiliates	Barys Astana (KHL); Snezhnye Barsy (MHL)
Website	[1]

Nomad Hockey Club (Kazakh: Номад хоккей клубы; Nomad Hokei Kluby; Russian: Хоккейный клуб Номад), commonly referred to as Nomad Astana,^[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 Supreme Hockey League, Nomad currently play in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship.

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]

On January 13 Nomad won their first ever IIHF continental cup in the Vindico Arena in Cardiff, Wales after defeating the hosts the Cardiff Devils 5-2 and Herning Blue Fox 7-2. ^[6]

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

IIHF Continental Cup:

Runners-up (1): 2017–18
Winners (1): 2023-24

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.
^ "IIHF - Home 2024 CONTINENTAL CUP FINAL". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2024-01-14.