Bo Horvat

Bo Horvat (born Bowie William Horvat on April 5, 1995) is a Canadian ice hockey centre currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

He was selected 9th overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Early Playing Career
At the age of 4, Bo played for The West Lorne Comets. At the age of 12, Horvat played peewee for the Toronto Red Wings, winning the all-Ontario Peewee AAA championships in 2008. With 10 points in the round-robin portion of the tournament, he won the leading scorer award.

Living approximately 100 kilometres away from Toronto, Bo was driven into the city every weekend by a teammate's father and practiced separately from the team throughout the week.

By 2010, he advanced to the midget level with the Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs. He scored 47 goals and 118 points over 68 games in his first and only season with the team and was named the Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario's midget player of the year.

At the end of the season, Bo played an additional five games of Junior B for the St. Thomas Stars, a team coached and owned by his uncle, Ron Horvat (Bo's father also helped out with the team). During his brief stint with St. Thomas, he registered a goal and four points.

Personal Life
Bo was born to parents Tim & Cindy Horvat and raised in Rodney, Ontario, Canada. His father is a former hockey player who also played major junior with the London Knights while his younger brother, Cal, also plays hockey.