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 ...

Florida Panthers center Aleksander ... winning his first-ever Stanley Cup last season. But the latest honor he received hit a new high. Barkov on Thursday was named Finland’s Athlete of the ...

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 ...

MONTREAL -- Aleksander Barkov got a taste of the atmosphere at the 4 Nations Face-off when he was on the ice as Finland’s captain for the opening ceremony prior to Canada’s 4-3 overtime victory ...

“Oh captain, my captain, right?” said Panthers center Anton Lundell, who is one of four Panthers players on Team Finland ...

Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov will have to temporarily put their friendship aside. The superstar duo, who were ...

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.

It’s been quite a run for Florida Panthers captain Sasha Barkov. He won the Selke Trophy and became the first Finnish captain to hoist the Stanley Cup back in June, while also playing a pair of ...