After missing last season with a serious knee injury, Aleksander Barkov is back on the ice and embracing a renewed appreciation for hockey.

The star center missed all of 2025-26 with MCL and ACL tears, suffered on the first day of Florida's preseason practice last September.

In the mind of Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov, the difficult part of his comeback is already over. It happened in May, in a far-from-filled Swedish arena, when Barkov suited up for Finland ...

Brady Tkachuk, Matthew Tkachuk's brother, has been added to the mix and Florida even brought Radko Gudas — a fan favorite ...

Artur Akhtyamov just posted a .923 playoff save percentage. Now Toronto is pairing him with a goalie Barkov says outworked teammates a decade younger. Akhtyamov went 15-7 with a 2.22 GAA and .923 save ...

Aleksander Barkov is back. After missing the entire 2025-26 NHL season because of injury, the Florida Panthers captain returned to international hockey in championship form. Leading by example, Barkov ...

Less than 24 hours after Finland beat host nation Switzerland 1-0 after overtime in the 2026 World Ice Hockey Championship Final, over 80,000 fans gathered at Helsinki Olympic Stadium to celebrate ...

Jesse Puljujarvi scored the decisive third-period goal as Finland opened the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship with a 3-1 win over Germany on Friday. The Finnish power play clicked twice at ...