New international trophy for Kazakhstan

19.01.2024

Nomad won the 2023 Continental Cup, a prestigious trophy under the auspices of the International Ice Hockey Federation

Kazakh team began its campaign for the title with the third round, the matches of which were held in Grenoble, France, last November. In that round, the team from Astana showed an excellent result, winning all three matches in regular time

In the final round of the tournament in Wales, Nomad was the youngest team in terms of the average age of the players. Despite this, they were called the main favorite of the Cup

In the first game against the hosts of the final round, the Cardiff Devils, Astana proved the seriousness of their intentions by winning with a score of 5:2. Success in the match with the Danish Herning Blue Fox (7:2), as it turned out later, guaranteed Nomad victory in the final stage of the tournament. But the team also won the game against Katowice, which did not solve anything. Thus, Nomad became the winner of the Continental Cup for the first time in its history

Nomad also became the most productive team in the finals (5 goals on average per game), implemented the 5-on-4 the best (40%) and played the best in the 4-on-5 (85.71% neutralization of most opponents)