The club was founded in 1965 as Avtomobilist Alma-Ata (Russian: Автомобилист Алма-ата) and played at first in the Soviet Hockey League Class B, the third level of Soviet ice hockey. Two years later, they promoted to Class A2. In 1972, club renamed to Yenbek Alma-Ata (Yenbek means Labour in Kazakh). In 1970, Yenbek Alma-Ata achieved a semifinal of Soviet Hockey Cup, where lost to Khimik Voskresensk. Yenbek played six seasons in Class A2 before they collapse in 1975. In 1981, Yenbek was recreated. Yuri Baulin has hired as a new head coach. The team consisted of former Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk players. The season of 1984-85 was the last season in Soviet Hockey League system. In independent Kazakhstan history, Yenbek played in Kazakhstan Hockey Championship from 1999 to 2008. They best result b