KHL: HC Barys Astana introduces new players
15:38, 18 July 2013
ASTANA. July 18. KAZINFORM HC "Barys" Astana of Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) has held the first press conference prior to the start of the new season in Astana today.
Management, coaching staff and new players that will defend the colors of the team were in attendance. Goalies Ari Ahonen (Finland) and Dmitry Malgin, defencemen Yevgeniy Blokhin, Vladislav Kolesnikov, Maksim Semenov and Mike Lundin (U.S.) are the new addition to the 'blue squad', Kazinform has learnt from Sports.kz.
According to the new head coach of the team Ari-Pekka Celine, the first club Barys will face in a friendly match this season is SKA from Saint Petersburg on 31 July.