aleksander_barkov_jr | league | national_hockey_league <sep> aleksander aleksandrovich 'sasha' barkov (russian: александр александрович барков; born 2 september 1995) is a finnish professional ice hockey centre and captain of the florida panthers of the national hockey league (nhl) barkov was selected by the panthers in the first round, second overall, of the 2013 nhl entry draft he is the son of former russian hockey player alexander barkov sr and holds dual finnish and russian citizenship barkov is regarded as an elite two-way centre and one of the best defensive forwards in hockey, winning the frank j 
aleksander barkov jr played in the national hockey league.barkov is a finnish professional ice hockey centre and captain of the florida panthers of the national hockey league