Ice hockey season started in Astana

In the Palace of sport “Kazakhstan” the opening match of the Continental hockey league was held, where HC “Barys” made 10 goals to “Severstal” from Cherepovetsk, missing only once. And a hockey club “Astana” gained two victories with devastating scores in the first games of Kazakhstan championship. The play was held in Ust-Kamenogorsk with the local “Torpedo”. In the first play the score was 2:5 for Astana team, and in the second - 1:9 for the capital’s club.
In the Youth hockey league “Snezhnye barsy” also started with the victory, gaining a victory over “Reaktor” from Nizhnekamsk, having the score 1:3. In the second play the score amounted to 6:3 for HC “Chelny” (Naberezhnye Chelny). In addition to Continental and Youth hockey leagues, clubs of the capital will take part in Minor hockey league (MHL). Trainees of CYSS №10 have already had their first two games on the ice in PS “Kazakhstan” with “Mechel” from Chelyabinsk. In the first games our sportsmen lost to their more experienced rivals. In the first game they had a score of 5:7, and in the second 2:9. According to the coach of Astama minor team Alexander Zavodov, the first time in the MHL was very important for sportsmen, and obviously it influenced the results of meetings. “In the first game we started well, but in the second period we lost a lot, and in the third one we didn’t have enough time to overhaul the competitor. In the second game our team was losing, they didn’t have enough mastery and preparedness, and their competitors were 1-2 years older”, - shared Alexander Zavodov. The next games will be played against the team of Neftekamsk on the road, on September 14-15. And on 28-29 of September, in Astana our sportsmen will play against “Molot” team from Perm.