Canucks Notebook: Plaudits for New Isles Captain Bo Horvat, New Challenge for Brock Boeser
Horvat returns to captaincy after three seasons in New York, where the Islanders expect his offense, faceoff work and veteran presence to guide a younger roster.
- On Monday, The New York Islanders named forward Bo Horvat their 16th captain, with the 31-year-old assuming the role following the departure of former captain Anders Lee.
- Lee left the team in free agency this summer, signing a 3-year deal worth $5.3 million annually with the Utah Mammoth, which forced the organization to appoint a new leader.
- Having served as captain for the Vancouver Canucks from 2019-2023, Horvat brings proven experience; last season, he won a team-high 690 draws for the Islanders at a 56.3% success rate.
- Following the announcement, Lee contacted Horvat to offer congratulations, while the forward stated, "I'm very proud to be wearing this letter and representing Long Island itself."
- Across the NHL, nine other clubs currently remain without a captain, while Horvat will lead the Islanders during this transition as they develop young defenseman Matthew Schaefer.
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Canucks Notebook: Plaudits for new Isles captain Bo Horvat, new challenge for Brock Boeser
'It's a new chapter for our team, and as long as you're coming to the rink every day and wanting to get better, we can have a way better year' — Canucks winger Brock Boeser
Bo Horvat was always going to be next Islanders’ captain
OLD WESTBURY, NY — There was always this feeling that Bo Horvat was on a collision course with the New York Islanders’ captaincy as soon as he was acquired from the Vancouver Canucks during the All-Star break three years ago. He always gave off a strong, quiet leadership that teammates and coaches alike gushed over, and...
Two former Canucks players are current NHL captains after Bo Horvat gets the C
Bo Horvat is an NHL captain again. Three years after the Vancouver Canucks traded him, Horvat was given the C by the New York Islanders on Monday. The 31-year-old takes over the role of captain after Anders Lee left for the Utah Mammoth in free agency. Horvat told reporters that Lee called him to congratulate him on the honour. “Talk about a first-class human being,” Horvat said of his former teammate, per Stefen Rosner of NHL.com. Horvat is now…
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thesportsleader.comIslanders name F Bo Horvat as club’s 16th captain
The New York Islanders named forward Bo Horvat the 16th captain in franchise history on Monday. Horvat, 31, tallied a team-high 31 goals and finished with 57 points in 68 games with the team in 2025-26. He leads the Islanders in goals (99) and points (198) since joining the club in a January 2023 trade
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