Bo Horvat, former Canucks player, made his first return to Vancouver as a member of the Islanders. Horvat expressed mixed emotions, acknowledging the significance of the moment and the warm reception from the fans despite some boos. The game marked a significant event for Horvat and the fans, with a video tribute and emotional reactions from both sides.
An emotional Bo Horvat following his #Canucks tribute video #Isles https://t.co/nTGzODkKYL
Video tribute for Horvat. Fans getting on their feet. Bo holding back the tears as he waves to cheering crowd. #Canucks
Tribute video for Bo Horvat at 6:11 of the first. Crowd is standing and cheering. Despite earlier boos, they still like huim. Bo waving to crowd. He looks very emotional. Choked up.
And crowd cheers when Horvat tossed from D Zone faceoff
Horvat gets thrown out of the face-off dot and the crowd goes nuts. #Isles
First Horvat puck touch, first boo. #Canucks
Bo Horvat hearing boos whenever he touches the puck.
A mixture of cheers and boos for Bo Horvat after arena reporter announced it was his return. #Isles
polite applause at first mention of Horvat on jumbotron. Building barely half full so let's see where this goes
Bo Horvat's name being announced brings a mixture of cheers and boos.
Horvat flips a puck to a fan and high fives others as he heads down the tunnel after NYI warm-up
"Even walking out there just seeing the rink and everything just brought back a lot of memories. I'm sure there's gonna be a lot of emotions here tonight, but I gotta control them and try to get a win here." #Isles vs. #Canucks , Bo Horvat Returns ⤵️ https://t.co/DTY821640g
Horvat seemed in good spirits. Seems ready for whatever comes his way tonight. Went out of his way to praise fans and city. Said it was a little surreal to walk around town on off-day yesterday. Isles have lost 5 straight and Bo well aware of what his old team is up to
Bo Horvat will make his return to Vancouver tonight, but as a member of the away team. 🥲 https://t.co/H1usgWPg9a https://t.co/fIaxJ67gaa
Bo Horvat returns to face Canucks for first time with Islanders struggling https://t.co/DmM5aGn6kC https://t.co/4wkCzSa3x8
"A lot of stuff that went on obviously didn't sit well. But it led me to [LI]. And I couldn't be happier to be here. My family loves it here, and I love it here." #Isles Bo Horvat on time with #Canucks as he makes 1st trip back ⤵️ https://t.co/tCPe7TFblL https://t.co/tCPe7TFblL