The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in its article regarding the Florida Panthers’ victory in the Stanley Cup published on: official websiteHe ignored the Russians.
IIHF journalist Lucas Aykroyd noted the performance of Finnish Panthers players Alexander Barkov, Niko Mikkola, Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen in an article.
There are three Russian hockey players in Florida: goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovsky, field players Vladimir Tarasenko and Dmitry Kulikov. For Bobrovsky and Kulikov, the Stanley Cup was the first in their careers; Tarasenko previously won this trophy against St. Petersburg in 2019. He won it with the St. Louis Blues.
Florida Panthers played against Edmonton Oilers in the finals of the National Hockey League (NHL) play-offs. In the final match, all seven matches were played. Florida initially took a 3-0 lead in the series, but then lost three straight games. Panthers won the seventh game, played at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, USA, with a score of 2:1.
For Florida, this was the first Stanley Cup in club history. Thus, Bobrovsky, Tarasenko and Kulikov became the first Russian hockey players in Florida history to win the Stanley Cup.
Previously in the USA deployed Russian flag after Florida’s victory in the Stanley Cup.