Islanders' Bo Horvat out four to six weeks with ankle injury suffered at worlds

Islanders' Bo Horvat Out Four To Six Weeks With Ankle Injury

New York Islanders assistant captain Bo Horvat sustained a lower-body injury in the sixth game of Team Canada’s run through the World Championship. The injury ended his tournament early and required Horvat to return immediately to New York for further evaluation. Now, just over a week after he sustained the injury on May 19th, it’s been revealed that Horvat’s recovery likely won’t take as long as previously thought. Freshly-hired Islanders gener…

Islanders' Bo Horvat out four to six weeks with ankle injury suffered at worlds

Bo Horvat‘s off-season will get off to a late start. The New York Islanders forward is out four to six weeks after suffering an ankle injury at the hockey world championship, general manager Mathieu Darche said on Thursday. Horvat, the 30-year-old from London, Ont., left Team Canada ahead of its final group-stage game. The Canadians would go on to lose against Denmark in the quarterfinals. Horvat played in six games for Canada, recording four go…