Florida Panthers captain Aleksander ... July 31, Barkov brought the Stanley Cup to his hometown of Tampere for a citywide celebration. As in the video, Barkov was flanked by his Finnish teammates ...

Aleksander Barkov will captain Team Finland in the 4 Nations Face-Off, the NHL announced Thursday. Barkov, captain of the Florida Panthers, became the first Finnish captain to raise the Stanley ...

Smallest country in best-on-best tournament to rely on familiarity, teamwork in effort to dethrone hockey giants ...

“Oh captain, my captain, right?” said Panthers center Anton Lundell, who is one of four Panthers players on Team Finland along with Barkov, forward Eetu Luostarinen and defenseman Niko Mikkola. “He’s ...

The defending Stanley Cup Champions are first in ... when the tournament gets underway on Feb. 12, Team Finland will have Panthers’ captain Aleksander Barkov wearing the “C” on his chest.

And, all of Finland has enjoyed the ride. When Barkov took the Stanley Cup from Gary Bettman after the Panthers won Game 7 back on June 24, there were a few Finnish flags being waved in the crowd.

Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov was named captain of Finland's 4 Nations Face-Off team on Thursday.

Aleksander Barkov will captain Finland at next month's 4 Nations Face-Off. A fitting honour for the first player from that country to captain a team to the Stanley Cup. — Chris Johnston (@ ...

Team Finland will be captained by a Stanley Cup champion at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Aleksander Barkov of the defending champion Florida Panthers will wear the ‘C’ for Finland. Carolina ...

Aleksander Barkov and Victor Hedman were named captains for Team Finland and Team Sweden, respectively, on Thursday ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off. Barkov, who made history as the first Finnish ...