KHL: HC Barys Astana appoint Andrey Nazarov as head coach
17:31, 18 June 2014
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - HC Barys Astana have officially announced that Andrey Nazarov will take over as head coach, Kazinform refers to Sports.kz web portal.
The Russian coach will fill the void left by Finnish specialist Ari-Pekka Selin, sacked in June after miserable performance of Kazakhstan's national team at the 2014 World Ice Hockey Championship in Belarus. Selin was not only the head coach of Astana's Barys, but also helmed the national squad.
Nazarov spent the last KHL season with HC Donbass, Ukraine.