Bo Horvat left little doubt this season that he belonged on hockey’s biggest international stage.
The New York Islanders center received confirmation of that on Wednesday morning, when Hockey Canada informed him he had been selected to represent his country at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina. The call, delivered by Team Canada assistant general manager Don Sweeney, capped a season in which Horvat’s consistent, two-way excellence made his case unavoidable.
“It still hasn’t really sunk in yet,” Horvat said. “There’s a lot of pride and joy, and honestly some disbelief.