Kazakhstan Championship

The Kazakhstan Championship is the top level of ice hockey in Kazakhstan. The league was established in 1992, following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

History
In 2009, the league welcomed two expansion teams, Arlan Kokshetau and Beybarys Atyrau as part of a reported effort to expand the league to more cities across the country.

League expansion continued for the 2010-11 season, with two more teams announced: one to be based in Termitau, the other from Almaty. There was also an unanimous agreement by the league members that the 2009-10 edition of the Kazakhstan Cup would be played just before the 2010-11 season.

Teams

 * Arlan Kokshetau
 * Barys Astana-2
 * Beybarys Atyrau
 * Gornyak Rudny
 * Ertis Pavlodar
 * Kazakhmys Satpaev
 * Sary-Arka Karaganda
 * Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk-2

Former teams

 * Bulat Termitau
 * Enbek Almaty
 * Irtysh Pavlodar