Florida Panthers Captain Sasha Barkov Takes Stanley Cup Home to Tampere, Finland

Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Sasha Barkov took the Stanley Cup on a tour of his hometown of Tampere, Finland, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. The first half of the video is Barkov talking about his day with the Cup; the second half (no sound) is B-roll of him touring it around town. The Florida Panthers Are Stanley Cup Champions: https://floridahockeynow.com/can-you-believe-it-florida-panthers-are-stanley-cup-champs/ Tkachuk Takes the Stanley Cup Through St. Louis: https://floridahockeynow.com/tkachuk-takes-stanley-cup-on-tour-of-st-louis-where-its-going-next/ Barkov is the first Finnish captain to ever hoist the Stanley Cup. The Florida Panthers will return to Tampere for a pair of games against the Dallas Stars on Nov. 1-2 at Nokia Arena. Barkov is a part owner of the team that plays there. Tkachuk and the Florida Panthers Take the Stanley Cup to the Beach: https://floridahockeynow.com/tkachuk-florida-panthers-take-stanley-cup-to-lauderdale-beach/ The Panthers Will Hold Their Parade on Sunday: https://floridahockeynow.com/florida-panthers-to-hold-stanley-cup-parade-along-the-beach/ For the most in-depth coverage of the Florida Panthers: — Visit Florida Hockey Now — https://floridahockeynow.com — Subscribe to Florida Hockey Now: https://floridahockeynow.com/membership-account/subscribe-to-fhn/ — Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/flahockeynow/ —Follow us on Twitter:  * https://twitter.com/GeorgeRichards * https://twitter.com/colbydguy * https://twitter.com/thegovman — Subscribe to the FHN YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@floridahockeynow * Visit the FHN Team Shops: * TeePublic http://tee.pub/lic/UKrz2m2wY6Q * RedBubble https://www.redbubble.com/people/FloridaHockey/shop On June 24, the Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. Florida took a 1-0 lead in the first on a goal from Carter Verhaeghe off a sharp pass from Evan Rodrigues. Tied at 1 in the second, Dmitry Kulikov swept away the puck from an empty net — and Sam Reinhart scored on the ensuing rush. The rest was up to the Florida defense which clamped down on the Edmonton offensive — with the help of some stellar goaltending from Sergei Bobrovsky. —— Continue to follow https://floridahockeynow.com throughout the offseason — visit us there and consider subscribing to support the local journalists independently covering the Florida Panthers. Don’t forget to subscribe to the FHN YouTube channel for video throughout the summer. Video Courtesy Florida Panthers