It’s long been rumoured that the 24-year-old centre would be named the Vancouver Canucks new captain this season, but he worked desperately to maintain an air of mystery around the subject. The pre-game ceremony saw former captain Henrik Sedin hand his successor a jersey with a ‘C’ emblazoned over the heart. With the Sedin’s retirement still fresh last season, the Canucks went without a traditional captain, opting instead to rotate the ‘A’ among a core of leaders, including Horvat. Horvat has long shown something a little special, Sedin said before Wednesday’s game. There’s a first time for everything, but we have full faith that he’s going to be a great captain,” he said.

Source: thestar October 10, 2019 03:22 UTC