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)		 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Most titles Barys Astana (4)
QualificationInvitation only
TV partner(s)Kazakhstan: Qazsport
Russia: KHL-TV

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

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