▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Sh ym k ent ▁Tournament ▁along ▁with ▁teams ▁from ▁Kaz akh stan ▁and ▁K yr gy z stan . ▁ ▁K HL ▁amb ition ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Bin ok or ▁T ash k ent ▁can ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁Kont inental ▁Hockey ▁League ▁in ▁either ▁ 2 0 1 8 / 1 9 ▁or ▁ 2 0 1 9 / 2 0 . ▁It ▁is ▁planned ▁that ▁after ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Hum o ▁Arena , ▁it ▁will ▁host ▁home ▁matches ▁for ▁Bin ok or ▁in ▁the ▁K HL . ▁The ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁ad mission ▁into ▁the ▁league ▁directly ▁depend ▁on ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁putting ▁the ▁ar ena ▁into ▁operation . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁during ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁Hum o ▁Arena , ▁Bin ok or ▁reported ly ▁had ▁a ▁path way ▁of ▁entering ▁K HL ▁via ▁compet ing ▁in ▁second ▁tier ▁league ▁V HL ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁at ▁the ▁earliest . ▁The ▁possible ▁time ▁for ▁getting ▁into ▁K HL ▁will ▁be ▁ 2 0 2 2 ▁with ▁training ▁ade qu ate ▁players ▁and ▁sufficient ▁prepar ations . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁May , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Hum o ▁would ▁be ▁joining ▁the ▁V HL ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 ▁season ▁and ▁not ▁Bin ok or ▁T ash k ent ▁as ▁originally ▁assumed . ▁ ▁Season - by - season ▁record ▁ ▁Notable ▁players ▁