Thursday, June 25, 2020

Aleksander Barkov Hockey Club Owner

     Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov is now a major shareholder of Tappara, the most successful hockey club in the Finnish Elite League. Tappara has won 17 national champions in their franchise history.
     Barkov is the third largest shareholder of the organization. He and his father played professional hockey with that team.
     He was drafted by the Florida Panthers second overall in the 2013 NHL Draft. Barkov has played the last seven seasons with Florida and was named captain of the team on September 17, 2018. He won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for the 2018-19 season.
     Barkov is near the top of the all-time list in Florida Panthers franchise history for several categories. He is third with 155 goals, second with 252 assists, third in points with 407, second with 27 game-winning goals, second in plus/minus at +32 and fifth with 43 power-play goals.

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