The Vancouver Canucks signed restricted free agent Bo Horvat to a $33-million US, six-year contract extension Friday. The 22-year-old centre led the lowly Canucks with 52 points (20 goals, 32 assists) last season to become the first player not named Daniel or Henrik Sedin to top that category since 2006. He's already a leader on our team and a young player fans can be excited to watch for years to come." A native of Rodney, Ont., Horvat has steadily improved over his first three NHL seasons. The Canucks finished 29th in the NHL's overall standings in 2016-17 with a franchise-low 178 goals that cost head coach Willie Desjardins his job.

Source: CBC News September 08, 2017 15:56 UTC