In cute on-ice video following historic win, captain’s kid rests on dad’s shoulders

If Aleksander Barkov ‘s son got his way, the Florida Panthers would have won the Stanley Cup way earlier.

After Barkov became the first-ever Finnish-born captain to win the Cup, he shared the moment with his young son on the ice.

As Barkov conducted an interview, the little guy started getting a little sleepy.

To his credit, he was awake for the whole game, a 2-1 thriller against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 at Amerant Bank Arena. But when the celebrating was ramping up, “Barky Jr.” was shutting down.

“He wants to go to sleep,” the Panthers captain said with a smile.

But hey, if you can’t stay up past your bedtime when your dad wins the Stanley Cup, when can you?