When Aleksander Barkov hoisted the Stanley Cup, he became the first Finnish captain in NHL history to win the championship. Fellow countrymen Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and Niko Mikkola were also on the Cats roster, along with assistant coach Tuomo Ruutu. “Everybody who grows up playing hockey in Finland, they look up to guys here, […]

The Panthers welcomed Eetu Luostarinen (right) for his redemption tour in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. After a solid performance in the 2023 postseason, Luostarinen missed that year’s Final after suffering a broken leg. One year later, the young forward was healthy and ready to play in the 2024 iteration. “We always thought highly of […]

Sam Bennett scored what proved to be the game-winning goal late in the second period as the Panthers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning and won their 2025 Eastern Conference First Round series. Eetu Luostarinen picked up his third assist of the game on the goal — each of them on go-ahead markers — and, along […]

Brandon Montour (left) showed that adversity wouldn’t stop his determination to win the Stanley Cup. After a breakout season in 2022-2023, when Montour set a franchise single-season record for defensemen with 57 assists and 73 points, he underwent shoulder surgery in the offseason. Montour missed the first 16 games of the 2023-2024 season and, though […]