Brad Marchand, who played under Chara’s leadership for 11 seasons before Bergeron took over and then Marchand himself, agreed.

Aleksander Barkov was born in Tampere, Finland. His family watched all his games live, despite the time difference and regularly gave him feedback, as per the Sun Sentinel.

Aleksander Barkov #16 of the Florida Panthers (Credit: Getty Image) Aleksander Barkov was born in Tampere, Finland. Into a family of athletes, and his father, a professional hockey player.

Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov was surprised with the Selke Trophy and King Clancy Trophy before heading to the Stanley Cup Final.

Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov was named the winner of both the Selke Trophy and the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, two of the NHL’s top annual honors.

Florida Panthers' Aleksander Barkov (16) clears the puck past Carolina Hurricanes' Jaccob Slavin (74) during the first period of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals in ...

FORT LAUDERDALE — Aaron Ekblad has been Aleksander Barkov’s teammate longer than anyone on the Florida Panthers. Ekblad joined the team in 2014, a year after Barkov, while the franchise was in ...

Aleksander Barkov is the epitome of what makes the Florida Panthers successful. The team recognizes the example he presents as it goes for another Stanley Cup.

Aleksander Barkov Division Final Appearances, Wins and Losses. Aleksander Barkov has played in four Division Final series during his NHL career with the Florida Panthers: in 2021–22, 2022–23 ...

Florida’s Aleksander Barkov thought the team meeting was over. He found it odd that the Panthers hadn’t been told they could leave.Turns out, there was a good reason — two of them, actually ...

Aleksander Barkov has been the Florida Panthers captain for seven years, helping usher in the most successful stretch in franchise history. Now back in the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight ...

The entire play took eight seconds, and basically summed up why the Florida Panthers have enormous, nonstop belief in Aleksander Barkov. Third period, Wednesday night, Game 5 of the Eastern ...