# 2012–13 Barys Astana season

The 2012–13 Barys Astana season was the Kontinental Hockey League franchise's 5th season of play and 14th season overall.

## Standings
### Division standings

Source: Kontinental Hockey League.
| R | | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Avangard Omsk | 52 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 149 | 121 | 102 |
| 2 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 52 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 148 | 140 | 88 |
| 3 | Barys Astana | 52 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 175 | 161 | 85 |
| 4 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 52 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 124 | 119 | 84 |
| 5 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 52 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 132 | 177 | 58 |
| 6 | Amur Khabarovsk | 52 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 115 | 167 | 44 |

### Conference standings

Source: Kontinental Hockey League.
| R | | Div | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHA | 52 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 157 | 112 | 104 |
| 2 | Avangard Omsk | CHE | 52 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 149 | 121 | 102 |
| 3 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHA | 52 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 152 | 120 | 98 |
| 4 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHA | 52 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 167 | 121 | 93 |
| 5 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | CHE | 52 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 148 | 140 | 88 |
| 6 | Barys Astana | CHE | 52 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 175 | 161 | 85 |
| 7 | Sibir Novosibirsk | CHE | 52 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 124 | 119 | 84 |
| 8 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHA | 52 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 144 | 150 | 77 |
| 9 | Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk | KHA | 52 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 153 | 163 | 74 |
| 10 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | CHE | 52 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 132 | 177 | 58 |
| 11 | Amur Khabarovsk | CHE | 52 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 115 | 167 | 44 |
| 12 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | KHA | 52 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 104 | 180 | 35 |
Divisions: KHA – Kharlamov Division, CHE – Chernyshev Division

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2012-13 Game Log :
September: 4–5–0–2 (Home: 2–2–0–1; Road: 2–3–0–1) Pts. 14
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1September 6Dynamo Moscow1-5Teemu LassilaLuzhniki Minor Arena3,0530-1-0-00
2September 8SKA Saint Petersburg3-7Pavel PoluektovIce Palace Saint Petersburg11,0000-2-0-00
3September 10Avangard Omsk4-5 (OT)Pavel PoluektovOmsk Arena7,2300-2-0-11
4September 13Ak Bars Kazan1-3Pavel PoluektovKazakhstan Sports Palace3,9230-3-0-11
5September 15Salavat Yulaev Ufa3-2Pavel PoluektovKazakhstan Sports Palace4,0121-3-0-14
6September 17Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk2-3 (OT)Vitali YeremeyevKazakhstan Sports Palace3,7261-3-0-25
7September 20CSKA Moscow3-1Vitali YeremeyevCSKA Ice Palace2,0612-3-0-28
8September 22Lev Prague4-2Vitali YeremeyevTipsport Arena4,7133-3-0-211
9September 24Slovan Bratislava2-4Teemu LassilaOndrej Nepela Arena10,0553-4-0-211
10September 27Sibir Novosibirsk2-1Vitali YeremeyevKazakhstan Sports Palace3,1714-4-0-214
11September 29Metallurg Novokuznetsk1-5Vitali YeremeyevKazakhstan Sports Palace3,1354-5-0-214 :
October: 5–3–0–3 (Home: 4–1–0–0; Road: 1–2–0–3) Pts. 18
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
12October 1Amur Khabarovsk3-1Teemu LassilaKazakhstan Sports Palace2,2505-5-0-217
13October 6Atlant Moscow Oblast3-1Teemu LassilaMytishchi Arena5,9006-5-0-220
14October 8Lokomotiv Yaroslavl2-4Teemu LassilaArena 20008,2136-6-0-220
15October 10Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod4-5Teemu LassilaTrade Union Sport Palace5,5006-7-0-220
16October 13Spartak Moscow5-1Teemu LassilaKazakhstan Sports Palace3,2257-7-0-223
17October 15Dinamo Riga5-0Teemu LassilaKazakhstan Sports Palace2,4678-7-0-226
18October 17Donbass Donetsk6-1Teemu LassilaKazakhstan Sports Palace2,6849-7-0-229
19October 22Vityaz Chekhov2-3 (SO)Teemu LassilaIce Hockey Center 20042,8009-7-0-330
20October 24Severstal Cherepovets2-3 (SO)Vitali YeremeyevIce Palace Cherepovets3,5269-7-0-431
21October 26Dinamo Minsk1-2 (OT)Vitali YeremeyevMinsk-Arena15,0009-7-0-532
22October 31Avangard Omsk3-5Teemu LassilaKazakhstan Sports Palace4,0729-8-0-532 :
November: 3–3–1–1 (Home: 2–2–0–0; Road: 1–1–1–1) Pts. 12
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
23November 14Traktor Chelyabinsk3-6Vitali YeremeyevKazakhstan Sports Palace3,0779-9-0-532
24November 16Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg7-2Teemu LassilaKazakhstan Sports Palace2,15410-9-0-535
25November 18Metallurg Magnitogorsk3-5Teemu LassilaKazakhstan Sports Palace4,07110-10-0-535
26November 21Traktor Chelyabinsk3-0Teemu LassilaTraktor Ice Arena7,35011-10-0-538
27November 23Metallurg Magnitogorsk1-5Teemu LassilaMagnitogorsk Arena5,23111-11-0-538
28November 25Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg5–4 (OT)Teemu LassilaYekaterinburg Sports Palace3,35011-11-1-540
29November 27Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk6–2Teemu LassilaKazakhstan Sports Palace2,61212-11-1-543
30November 30Avangard Omsk2–3 (OT)Teemu LassilaOmsk Arena8,12012-11-1-644 :
December: 4–1–4–0 (Home: 3–0–2–0; Road: 1–1–2–0) Pts. 20
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
31December 3Vityaz Chekhov3–5Pavel PoluektovIce Hockey Center 20043,72312-12-1-644
32December 5Severstal Cherepovets3–0Vitali YeremeyevKazakhstan Sports Palace2,17613-12-1-647
33December 7Dinamo Minsk7–2Vitali YeremeyevKazakhstan Sports Palace2,71614-12-1-650
34December 19Dinamo Riga3–2 (OT)Vitali YeremeyevArena Riga4,25014-12-2-652
35December 21Donbass Donetsk4–2Vitali YeremeyevDruzhba Arena3,55615-12-2-655
36December 23Spartak Moscow2–1 (SO)Teemu LassilaSokolniki Arena2,84615-12-3-657
37December 26Atlant Moscow Oblast5–4 (SO)Vitali YeremeyevKazakhstan Sports Palace2,71715-12-4-659
38December 28Lokomotiv Yaroslavl2–0Vitali YeremeyevKazakhstan Sports Palace2,81716-12-4-662
39December 30Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod5–4 (OT)Vitali YeremeyevKazakhstan Sports Palace3,04016-12-5-664 :
January: 4–6–0–0 (Home: 1–2–0–0; Road: 3–4–0–0) Pts. 12
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
40January 5Amur Khabarovsk4–5Vitali YeremeyevPlatinum Arena7,10016-13-5-664
41January 7Metallurg Novokuznetsk8–6Pavel PoluektovKuznetsk Metallurgists Arena2,80017-13-5-667
42January 9Sibir Novosibirsk1–3Vitali YeremeyevIce Sports Palace Sibir5,50017-14-5-667
43January 15Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk4–6Pavel PoluektovArena Ugra2,84017-15-5-667
44January 18CSKA Moscow1–8Pavel PoluektovKazakhstan Sports Palace3,88717-16-5-667
45January 20Lev Prague5–1Pavel PoluektovKazakhstan Sports Palace2,73718-16-5-670
46January 22Slovan Bratislava2–4Pavel PoluektovKazakhstan Sports Palace2,77918-17-5-670
47January 26Salavat Yulaev Ufa6–4Pavel PoluektovUfa Arena7,95019-17-5-673
48January 28Ak Bars Kazan4–2Pavel PoluektovTatNeft Arena3,33020-17-5-676
49January 30Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk1–2Pavel PoluektovNeftekhimik Ice Palace5,00020-18-5-676 :
February: 3–0–0–0 (Home: 3–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0) Pts. 9
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
50February 1Avangard Omsk5–4Vitali YeremeyevKazakhstan Sports Palace4,02221-18-5-679
51February 13Dynamo Moscow4–2Vitali YeremeyevKazakhstan Sports Palace3,71722-18-5-682
52February 17SKA Saint Petersburg5–4Vitali YeremeyevKazakhstan Sports Palace4,01723-18-5-685 :
Win (3 points)
  Overtime/shootout win (2 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
  Loss (0 points) :

### Playoffs

2013 Gagarin Cup Playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarter-finals - #6 Barys vs. #3 Traktor – Traktor won series 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreDecisionLocationAttendanceSeriesRecap
1February 21Traktor Chelyabinsk4–3 (OT)Vitali YeremeyevTraktor Ice Arena7,4501-0
2February 22Traktor Chelyabinsk5–3Vitali YeremeyevTraktor Ice Arena6,8002-0
3February 25Traktor Chelyabinsk1–3Vitali YeremeyevKazakhstan Sports Palace4,0722-1
4February 26Traktor Chelyabinsk2–3Vitali YeremeyevKazakhstan Sports Palace4,0722-2
5March 1Traktor Chelyabinsk3–6Vitali YeremeyevTraktor Ice Arena7,5002-3
6March 3Traktor Chelyabinsk4–2Pavel PoluektovKazakhstan Sports Palace3,5743-3
7March 5Traktor Chelyabinsk3–5Pavel PoluektovTraktor Ice Arena7,5003-4 :
Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics

Source: Kontinental Hockey League.

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Brandon Bochenski | 48 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 4 | 22 |
| Nigel Dawes | 51 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 10 | 28 |
| Dustin Boyd | 51 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 10 |
| Konstantin Rudenko | 47 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 65 |
| Talgat Zhailauov | 47 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 31 |
| Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev | 37 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 19 |
| Dmitri Upper | 51 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 38 |
| Victor Hedman | 26 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 70 |
| Roman Starchenko | 41 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| Roman Savchenko | 50 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 18 |
| Maxim Spiridonov | 38 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 50 |
| Alexei Litvinenko | 52 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 77 |
| Nik Antropov | 26 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 39 |
| Fedor Polishchuk | 41 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -3 | 14 |
| Andrew Hutchinson | 40 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 22 |
| Vitali Novopashin | 43 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 26 |
| Andrei Gavrilin | 32 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| Konstantin Pushkaryov | 28 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 42 |
| Viktor Alexandrov | 25 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 8 |
| Mikhail Rakhmanov | 23 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Mikhail Grigoriev | 50 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -15 | 48 |
| Ilya Solaryov | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| Alexei Troschinsky | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Filipp Savchenko | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Evgeni Fadeyev | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| Konstantin Romanov | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Samvel Mnatsyan | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 17 |
| Konstantin Savenkov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Jon Mirasty | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Fedor Belyakov | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 12 |
| Daniyar Kairov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Spiridonov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jonas Junland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 10 |
| Vadim Yermolayev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Denis Bachurin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| Nigel Dawes | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| Brandon Bochenski | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| Dustin Boyd | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Roman Savchenko | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Konstantin Rudenko | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Talgat Zhailauov | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Fedor Polishchuk | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| Roman Starchenko | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Andrew Hutchinson | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 10 |
| Maxim Spiridonov | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexei Litvinenko | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Konstantin Pushkaryov | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| Mikhail Grigoriev | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Alexei Troschinsky | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 14 |
| Dmitri Upper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Vitali Novopashin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Viktor Alexandrov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Mikhail Rakhmanov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ilya Solaryov | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Evgeni Fadeyev | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Konstantin Romanov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Samvel Mnatsyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Fedor Belyakov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Daniyar Kairov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | W | L | SOP | SOG | GA | SV | SV% | GAA | G | A | SO | PIM | TOI |
| Teemu Lassila | 23 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 505 | 53 | 452 | 89.5 | 2.71 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1173:39 |
| Vitali Yeremeyev | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 620 | 64 | 556 | 89.7 | 3.07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1249:15 |
| Pavel Poluektov | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 343 | 37 | 306 | 89.2 | 3.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 707:02 |
| Vladimir Kramar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 77.8 | 6.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:00 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | W | L | SOP | SOG | GA | SV | SV% | GAA | G | A | SO | PIM | TOI |
| Vitali Yeremeyev | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 12 | 130 | 91.5 | 2.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253:40 |
| Pavel Poluektov | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 13 | 73 | 84.9 | 4.97 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157:03 |
| Vladimir Kramar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 100.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:39 |

## Final roster

Updated March 5, 2013.
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 31 | Vitali Yeremeyev | G | L | 49 | 2010 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR |
| 35 | Teemu Lassila | G | L | 41 | 2012 | Helsinki, Finland |
| 1 | Pavel Poluektov | G | L | 32 | 2012 | Serov, Russia |
| 30 | Vladimir Kramar | G | L | 31 | 2012 | Omsk, Russia |
| 5 | Alexei Litvinenko | D | L | 44 | 2010 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR |
| 71 | Victor Hedman | D | L | 34 | Lockout | Ornskoldsvik, Sweden |
| 13 | Samvel Mnatsyan | D | L | 34 | 2010 | Omsk, Russian SFSR |
| 4 | Vitali Novopashin (A) | D | L | 46 | 2010 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR |
| 44 | Jonas Junland | D | L | 37 | 2011 | Linköping, Sweden |
| 50 | Mikhail Grigoriev | D | R | 33 | 2012 | Tyumen, Russian SFSR |
| 37 | Evgeni Fadeyev | D | L | 42 | 2010 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR |
| 94 | Daniyar Kairov | D | L | 30 | 2012 | Oskemen, Kazakhstan |
| 42 | Fedor Belyakov | D | R | 31 | 2012 | Moscow, Russia |
| 2 | Roman Savchenko | D | L | 36 | 2009 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR |
| 11 | Denis Bachurin | D | L | 33 | 2012 | Novosibirsk, Russian RSFSR |
| 73 | Alexei Troschinsky | D | L | 51 | 2009 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR |
| 24 | Andrew Hutchinson | D | R | 44 | 2011 | Evanston, Illinois, USA |
| 64 | Ryan McDonagh | D | L | 35 | Lockout | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 36 | Dmitri Upper (C) | C | R | 46 | 2012 | Dmitrievka, Kazakh SSR |
| 39 | Andrei Spiridonov | C | L | 42 | 2008 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR |
| 8 | Talgat Zhailauov | C | R | 39 | 2007 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR |
| 41 | Dustin Boyd | C | L | 38 | 2011 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| 80 | Nik Antropov | C | L | 44 | Lockout | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR |
| 48 | Roman Starchenko | C | L | 38 | 2008 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR |
| 25 | Ilya Solaryov | C | L | 42 | 2012 | Perm, Russian SFSR |
| 32 | Vadim Yermolayev | F | R | 35 | 2010 | Magnitogorsk, Russian SFSR |
| 62 | Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev | LW | L | 41 | 2008 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR |
| 18 | Fedor Polishchuk | LW | L | 45 | 2010 | Chernihiv, Ukrainian SSR |
| 9 | Nigel Dawes | LW | L | 39 | 2011 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| 87 | Konstantin Savenkov | LW | L | 34 | 2012 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR |
| 34 | Konstantin Rudenko (A) | LW | R | 43 | 2012 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR |
| 23 | Viktor Alexandrov | RW | L | 39 | 2012 | Aktobe, Kazakh SSR |
| 33 | Andrei Gavrilin | RW | L | 46 | 2007 | Karaganda, Kazakh SSR |
| 79 | Mikhail Rakhmanov | RW | L | 32 | 2012 | Oskemen, Kazakhstan |
| 27 | Brandon Bochenski | RW | R | 42 | 2010 | Blaine, Minnesota, USA |
| 34 | Konstantin Pushkaryov | RW | L | 39 | 2010 | Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR |
| 85 | Konstantin Romanov | RW | L | 39 | 2009 | Moscow, Russian SFSR |
| 10 | Maxim Spiridonov | RW | L | 46 | 2012 | Moscow, Russian SFSR |
Note: Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh and Nik Antropov played for Barys during 2012-13 NHL lockout.

## Transactions

Source: EuroHockey.com
| Date | Name | Moved from | Moved to |
| 1 May 2012 | Dmitri Upper | Atlant Moscow Oblast | - |
| 1 May 2012 | Teemu Lassila | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | - |
| 3 June 2012 | Kevin Dallman | - | SKA Saint Petersburg |
| 13 July 2012 | Mikhail Grigoriev | Salavat Yulayev Ufa | - |
| 16 July 2012 | Viktor Alexandrov | Sibir Novosibirsk | - |
| 16 July 2012 | Konstantin Rudenko | Atlant Moscow Oblast | - |
| 16 July 2012 | Maxim Spiridonov | Ak Bars Kazan | - |
| 20 July 2012 | Jiří Novotný | - | Lev Praha |
| 4 August 2012 | Lukáš Kašpar | - | Donbass Donetsk |
| 12 August 2012 | Jon Mirasty | Vityaz Chekhov | - |
| 14 August 2012 | Kamil Kreps | - | Slovan Bratislava |
| 17 August 2012 | Jeff Glass | - | Sibir Novosibirsk |
| 3 September 2012 | Ilya Solaryov | Yertis Pavlodar | - |
| 21 September 2012 | Nik Antropov | Winnipeg Jets | - |
| 25 September 2012 | Victor Hedman | Tampa Bay Lightning | - |
| 4 October 2012 | Jonas Junland | - | Pelicans Lahti |
| 9 October 2012 | Ryan McDonagh | New York Rangers | - |
| 22 January 2013 | Alexei Troschinsky | Vityaz Chekhov | - |
Note: Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh and Nik Antropov played for Barys during 2012-13 NHL lockout.

## Draft picks

Barys Astana's picks at the 2012 KHL Junior Draft in Chelyabinsk, Russia at the Traktor Sport Palace from May 25–26, 2012.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 14 | Madiar Ibraybekov | D | Kazakhstan | Snezhnye Barsy (MHL) |
| 4 | 121 | Nikita Mikhailis | F | Kazakhstan | Snezhnye Barsy (MHL) |
| 5 | 152 | Ivan Stepanenko | D | Kazakhstan | Snezhnye Barsy (MHL) |