Daniyar Kairov

Daniyar Zhandosuly Kairov (, Daniiar Jandosūly Qaiyrov; born 5 April 1994) is a Kazakh professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Barys Astana in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Career Kairov started his career with the Torpedo Oskemen in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship in 2010. He was drafted in the first round 19th overall in the 2011 KHL Junior Draft by the SKA Saint Petersburg. On 6 June 2011, his rights were traded to the Barys Astana for 2nd and 3rd round draft picks in 2012. Next year, he joined to Barys Astana system, to play in its junior team Snezhnye Barsy. During the 2012–13 MHL season, Kairov was selected to play in the MHL Challenge Cup. On 15 January 2013, he made his KHL debut in the match against the Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2010–11 Torpedo Oskemen KAZ 20004 ————— 2011–12 Nomad Astana KAZ 20000 ————— 2011–12 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL 5332556 60040 2012–13 Barys Astana KHL 10000 ————— 2012–13 Nomad Astana KAZ 400012 ————— 2012–13 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL 5731114125 ————— 2013–14 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL 56791650 300022 2014–15 Nomad Astana KAZ 30332 ————— 2014–15 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL 466152138 51124 KHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2010 Kazakhstan U18 U18 (Div I) 50222 2011 Kazakhstan U18 U18 (Div I) 41120 2012 Kazakhstan U18 U18 (Div I) 51452 2012 Kazakhstan U20 WJC (Div I) 50112 2013 Kazakhstan U20 WJC (Div I) 501110 2014 Kazakhstan U20 WJC (Div I) 501129 Junior int'l totals 29 2 9 11 47