Beybarys keeps title in Kazakhstan

28 Apr 2012 | Davide Tuniz

Winning 2-0 in playoffs finals game #6 Beybarys closed in Kazakhstan the season of one of the most balanced league

The last main league still open outside North America - the Kazakhstan Vyschaya Liga - finished yesterday when reigning champion Beybarys Atyrau won 2-0 in a sold out arena in Pavlodar game #6 of the finals against Ertis, closing the series 4-2.
After the game the award ceremony was attended by Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation CEO, Yuri Zverev, and executive director of Aleksei Mamontov, and by the governors of both region involved Pavlodar's Aryn Orsariyev and Atyrau's Serik Aidarbekov.
Sary-Arka Karaganda won bronze medal defeating Arystan Temirtau.
As usual, during the ceremony were named the best players of the season:
Best goalkeeper - Dmitri Malgin (Ertis Pavlodar)
Best defender - Ben O'Connor (Sary Arka Karaganda)
Best forward - Mikhail Panshin (Beybarys Atyrau)
Kazakhstan League MVP - Maksim Sharifyanov (Beybarys Atyrau)
After the game the winners commented briefly the title:
Beybarys head coach Aleksandr Istomin: "I want to congratulate all the fans, the city and this winning roster. The guys really had a tough season."
Forward Mikhail Panshin, finished for the third consecutive year as League top scorer said: : "Joy is not yet aware, but are pleased that once again we won the title. The opponent was very tough, it was very hard, Ertis was worthy of the final, but we were stronger."