Aleksander Barkov is Iltalehti readers’ favorite player in Leijon.
Iltalehti asked the readers who is their favorite player in the Lions’ team.
In the results, two rose above the rest. Alexander Barkov was number one with a share of 27 percent, and second was the one with 22 percent of the votes Jesse Puljujärvi.
14 percent declared their favorite player by Mikael Granlund.
What is the secret of the popularity of Barkov and Puljujärvi? The defender of the Lions heard about the results Vili Saarijärvi told interesting behind-the-scenes details about both Barkov and Puljujärvi.
Barkov has attracted interest even from opposing players after matches. What is it about? Watch the full interview in the video above.

