Confirmed with Link: Bo Horvat is the new captain of your Vancouver Canucks

[Hit the post]

Isn't Newell Brown in charge of the power play and who is on it?

 

[RobertKron]

I think he also wants to try to sell out home opener.

Wait, it hasn't sold out? That's pretty sad.

 

[vanarchy]

Wait, it hasn't sold out? That's pretty sad.

You mean people didn’t rush to buy tickets after the last two performances??????

 

[M2Beezy]

Itll be Horvat, if not him, then Pettersson

 

[thekernel]

cooked this up

Jesus, that Messier one had me dying. I don't know if this is asking too much, but could we get Bo Horvat's forehead stretched across the background? Assuming tonight goes as hinted

It would be pretty bonkers for all this media surrounding Horvat to end with someone else getting the C. Would be the biggest fake-out of all time.



edit:
Hope yall like MSpaint

 

[vanarchy]

Jesus, that Messier one had me dying. I don't know if this is asking too much, but could we get Bo Horvat's forehead stretched across the background? Assuming tonight goes as hinted

It would be pretty bonkers for all this media surrounding Horvat to end with someone else getting the C. Would be the biggest fake-out of all time.



edit:
Hope yall like MSpaint

That doesn't look like Brandon Sutter

 

[Johnny Canucker]

If it’s Horvat, it means EP40 isn’t wearing a letter.

 

[Captain Bowie]

If it’s Horvat, it means EP40 isn’t wearing a letter.

Is that bad thing? Kids got enough pressure on him, let him focus on hockey and the vets take on the artificial pressure of wearing an "A".

 

[MS]

How on earth are people still debating whether it's Horvat or not?

 

[Captain Bowie]

How on earth are people still debating whether it's Horvat or not?

Are they? Pretty much everyone seems to agree.

 

[Paulinvancouver]

cooked this up

I never knew that a young Mark Cuban was once captain... but where’s bighead?

 

[Captain Bowie]

Bo Captain My Captain!

I think I just wrote the headline for the front page of the Province's sports section tomorrow.

 

[nucks88]

If it’s Horvat, it means EP40 isn’t wearing a letter.

Eventually he will, as will Boeser....

 

[Captain Bowie]

Eventually he will, as will Boeser....

Yup, first 2 of Edler, Tanev and Sutter to leave the team will hand their letters over to those two, then likely Quinn.

 

[nucks88]

Yup, first 2 of Edler, Tanev and Sutter to leave the team will hand their letters over to those two, then likely Quinn.

I agree....don’t put too much on the young guys....Bo is ready...

 

[calnuck]

Thank god.

 

[rypper]

I'm so glad they didn't eff that up.

 

[calnuck]

I'm so glad they didn't eff that up.

I was worried for a minute during the lead up because it was very Swedish focused and talking about Kurtenbach starting as a rookie with the Canucks

 

[David Bruce Banner]

So, who was that mustache guy?

 

[PavelBure10]

Excellent choice, and a very obvious one. Congrats Bo!

 

[mathonwy]

Are they? Pretty much everyone seems to agree.

I’m still kinda on the fence.

 

[MikeK]

The right choice.

 

[CanuckleBerry]

Time to get the new jersey updated with a C. Rumour has it the Canucks store will add the C for free?

 

[LuckyDay]

Open letter from Macca to Bo congratulating him on being the new Captain.

Note, Like Trevor, Marcus was notably absent at last night's ceremonies, though both men managed to pose for the Canucks official press photo before the announcement.

Markus Naslund: My open letter to Bo Horvat on how to be the...

Also, not so open. Its behind a paywall. sorry.

 

[VanJack]

Bo has shown slow but steady progress as a NHL center and topped out at 61 points a year ago. My own concern is that the burden of the captaincy doesn't impact that improvement curve.

He'll probably never be an 80 point center, but a steady 60 points a season would be nice....and what the Canucks desperately need right now out of their second line center. That matters a lot more than the 'C' on the sweater.