It’s why the 24-year-old Bo Horvat became the Vancouver Canucks’ 14th captain during a pre-game ceremony Wednesday at Rogers Arena. When former captain Henrik Sedin handed the centre a new jersey stitched with the ‘C’ before the Canucks played the Los Angeles Kings, it was more than passing the leadership torch. It was the culmination of a long and twisting road for Horvat, who has always exceeded expectations and embraced every challenge. If someone comes in a you pick him right away, you don’t really know what kind of guy he is. “He was always the captain of our teams,” recalled coach Jeff Vanvliet, who guided Horvat through peewee, bantam and minor midget.

Source: National Post October 10, 2019 02:15 UTC