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Jun 24, 2024 · We all have idols, but I have to say, I think he's the biggest idol in Finland.” Just as importantly, Barkov is a great guy, the glue that holds the team together.
Jun 26, 2024 · What he’s doing for the Panthers — and in the NHL as a whole — is felt in his native Finland. Barkov became the first Finnish captain to win a Stanley Cup.
- Jordan Mcpherson
Jun 25, 2024 · Aleksander Barkov made some hockey history by becoming the first Stanley Cup-winning captain from Finland when he led the Florida Panthers to their first title in franchise history.
- swhyno@ap.org
- Sports Reporter
Jun 25, 2024 · “You grow up watching his highlights. You go to practice, you want to do (drills) the same way he does them. We all have idols, but I have to say, I think he’s the biggest idol in...
“You grow up watching his highlights. You go to practice, you want to do them the same way he does them. We all have idols, but I have to say, I think he's the biggest idol in...
Jun 25, 2024 · One of Maurice's assistants, former player Tuomo Ruutu, is also Finnish. Maurice said Ruutu is “harder on those guys than the rest.” Barkov is the guy Lundell, 22, and Luostarinen, 25, idolize.
Jun 25, 2024 · Barkov is the guy Lundell, 22, and Luostarinen, 25, idolize. “Everybody who grows up playing hockey in Finland, they look up to guys here, and Sasha’s one guy we all want to be one day,”...