On May 14, 2013, Nurlan Orazbayev appointed as a president of the Barys, after a one-year pause. He was in this role from 2006 to 2012, before appointing Vadim Shakshakbayev in 2012–13 season. On May 18, 2013, Barys announced team will play at the 2013 Spengler Cup. Later, it was cancelled, because applications for participation in the tournament have filed by two KHL teams - Barys and CSKA. Due to the Olympic season, the league was not able to provide a "window" on the calendar for two league clubs, and in the end the choice was made in favor of the "Red Army", which submitted firstly the application. On May 25, 2013, Barys unveiled a new uniform for the 2013–14 KHL season. The new uniform designed by Reebok and includes new orange lines on the sleeves (Orange is one of the colors of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, the owner of Barys). At the 2013 KHL Junior Draft, Barys selected Finnish Kalevan Pallo's player Kasperi Kapanen in the first round, twenty fifth overall. Also, Barys selected Kaapo Kähkönen, Dmitri Grents and Alikhan Asetov in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th round, respectively. Barys has appointed Ari-Pekka Selin as head coach. The 50-year-old Finn has signed a two-year contract and fills the vacancy left by Vladimir Krikunov, who returns to Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Selin’s previous job was in charge of HPK Hameenlinna in Finland’s SM-liiga, a role he combined with that of assistant to Finland men's national ice hockey team head coach Jukka Jalonen. Assisting the new Barys chief on the coaching staff will be Andrei Shayanov, Raimo Helminen, Yerlan Sagymbayev and Alexander Achziger. On July 4, 2013, Barys officially joined to Astana Presidential Sports Club. National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna will be a co-sponsor for Barys, along with Tsesnabank.