Top-line center Bo Horvat was replaced on Team Canada’s roster for the IIHF World Championship in Denmark and Sweden, Hockey Canada announced on Tuesday. The Islanders then announced Horvat had sustained a lower-body injury during the tournament and will return to Long Island to be examined by team doctors.

Islanders forward Bo Horvat is coming home from the World Championships with a lower-body injury while playing for Team Canada.

Michael Misa (6-1, 184), a center with Saginaw of the OHL, could be another option for the Islanders. Misa, No. 2 on Central Scouting's final ranking of North American skaters, won the Eddie Powers Trophy as the top scorer in the OHL after finishing the regular season with 134 points (62 goals, 72 assists) in 65 games.