EDMONTON OILERS MEDIA GUIDE

SHAWN HORCOFF CAREER HIGHLIGHTS HORCOFF
VS NHL
HOW ACQUIRED: Edmonton’s third choice (4th round), 99th overall, in 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
2011-12 HIGHLIGHTS: Finished the season appearing in a career-high 81 games with 34 points (13G, 21A),
and 24 PIM...had seven multi-point games...had three assists and named 1st star on Oct. 17 vs NSH...
scored 1st goal of season on Oct. 25 vs VAN...had a goal and two assists on Nov. 19 vs CHI...scored twice
on Nov. 22 @ NSH...had a goal and assist on Nov. 25 @ MIN...had 2 assists on Dec. 2 vs CBJ...scored his
1st goal since Nov. 25 on Dec. 29 @ MIN...had a goal and assist on Feb. 11 @ OTT...collected a goal and
assist on Mar. 5 @ ANA
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2010-11: Finished the season appearing in 47 games with 27 points (9G, 18A), -1 and
46 PIM...was T-7th on team in scoring...had four multi-point games...named 13th Captain in Oilers history...
scored a goal on Oct. 7 vs CGY...scored 2nd goal of the year on Oct. 10 vs FLA...continued his point streak with
an assist on Oct. 14 @ MIN...collected his 4th point in first 5 games with a goal on Oct. 21 vs MIN...posted 2
assists on Oct. 29 @ CHI...left game early on Dec. 7 vs ANA with knee injury...returned from injury on Jan. 20
vs DAL...posted 2 assists on Jan. 25 @ PHX...had a goal and 2 assists and was named 1st star on Feb. 15 vs
DAL...had an assist and 20 PIM on Feb. 17 vs MTL...had 2 assists including his 400th career NHL point on
Mar. 3 vs CBJ…injured on March 13 @ PIT and missed the remainder of the season…2009-10: Finished the
season with 36 points (13G, 23A), -29 and 51 PIM...was 5th on team in scoring, T-5th in assists...had five
multi-point games...had 16 points in last 22 games of the season...scored a goal and added two assists on
Oct. 29 vs. DET...posted an assist and had a season high 26:16 of ice time on Nov. 16 @ CBJ...scored a goal
and added an assist on Nov. 23 vs. PHX...scored the shootout winner on Dec. 5 @ DAL...scored a goal and the
shootout winner (2nd straight game) and was 2nd star on Dec. 7 @ FLA...scored the GWG on Dec. 11 @ STL...
played in his 600th NHL game on Jan. 7 vs. CBJ...scored GTG and was named game’s 2nd star on Mar. 11 @
MTL...scored a goal and an assist and was +2 on Mar. 21 vs. SJ...had 2 assists on Apr. 5 vs. MIN…2008-09:
Finished the season with 53 points (17G, 36A), 39 PIM and a +7 in 80 GP…was 2nd on Oilers in scoring, 3rd
in assists and 4th in goals…won 53.9% of his faceoffs to lead the team…finished 1st in NHL with 1756
faceoffs & 1st in faceoffs won with 947…has established new Oilers single-season record for most faceoffs
and faceoffs won. Won 7 of 14 faceoffs at PHX (Mar. 26) to establish a new Oilers record for most faceoff wins
in a season and set the new team record for most faceoffs in a season at ANA (Mar.27). Todd Marchant held
the previous Edmonton records with 843 wins and 1593 faceoffs in 1999-00…ranked 11th in TOI among NHL
forwards, averaging 21:21 minutes per game…had 11 MP games and 9 MA games…8 of his 16 goals & 21
of his 53 points came on the powerplay…scored season-high 1-2-3 at STL (Nov. 29) & at CBJ (Nov. 18)…
had six-game scoring streak (2-7-9; Nov. 26-Dec. 6) ended vs FLA (Dec. 11)…played 500th Oilers NHL game
vs DET (Nov. 20)…became 14th player in Oilers history to score 300 career points with 1-2-3 at STL (Nov. 29).
300th point was a goal at 2:59 of 3rd period on Manny Legace…scored two assists vs DAL for 6th MPG. 2nd
assist was his 200th career Oilers/NHL assist…scored PPA at PHX (Mar. 26) for his 332nd career Oilers/NHL
point, moving past Craig MacTavish into sole possession of 13th place on Oilers all-time scoring list…2007-
08: Despite missing 29 games due to injury, he finished 2nd in scoring on the Oilers with 21-29-50 in 53
games…was +1 with 30 PIM…scored points in 30 of 53 GP & was plus or even in 35 of 53 GP…averaged
22:13 minutes of ice time per game to finish 1st among Oilers forwards & 3rd on the team…led forwards in
ice time in 43 of his 53 games, including season-high 26:01 at Florida (Jan. 24)…one of four alternate
captains for the Oilers…was 2nd in goals multiple point games (15), 4th in assists & PPG (6)…placed on
NHL IRL on Feb. 5 with a left shoulder injury and missed 29 games (Feb. 1-Apr. 3)…underwent surgery on the
shoulder on Feb. 6…named to Western Conference All-Star Team on Jan. 10 for his 1st NHL All-Star Game
appearance…was scoreless with five shots & was -2 in 17:25 of ice time at Atlanta…won the fastest skater
award in the Dodge/NHL SuperSkills competition on Jan. 26, posting a time of 4.673 in the preliminary round
to advance to the final, where he beat Brian Campbell of the Buffalo Sabres… reached the 20-goal milestone
for the 2nd time in his career with two goals at WAS (Jan. 17)…scored his 100th career Oilers/NHL goal vs
NYI (Jan. 7) to become 15th player in Oilers history to score 100-plus goals… moved into 15th place on the
Oilers career scoring list with an assist at CGY (Oct. 20)…is five points shy of 14th place held by Dave Hunter
(119-171-280… had career-high eight-game scoring streak (6-7-13; Nov. 28-Dec. 11)…the streak was the
2nd longest of the season by an Oiler…also put together a six-game scoring streak (5-7-12; Jan. 5-17)…
scored points (5-10-15) in 8 of 11 games (Jan. 5-29), with multiple-point games in six of the eight games…
was 5-7 on shootouts & had 3 deciding goals (Nov. 20 vs VAN, Dec. 11 at STL & Jan. 24 at FLA)…registered
300th career Oilers/NHL PIM vs PHI (Oct. 6)…2006-07: Scored 16-35-51 with 56 PIM and was -22 in 80
GP…4th on Oilers scoring list & was 3rd in goals, 2nd in assists & 2nd in GWG…led Oilers in takeaways with
75…tied his single-season high for games played with 80 (2003-04)… won 50.6% of his face-offs to place
4th on Oilers… scored five GWG, including three of the team’s final seven GWG of the season…3rd on Oilers
with 11 multiple-point games…scored 200th career Oilers/NHL point with an assist at PHX (Dec. 21) and
played in his 400th career Oilers/NHL game at COL (Feb. 3)…twice had nine shots on goal; Jan. 2 vs FLA &
Mar. 1 at MIN…2005-06: Established single-season career-highs in goals, assists and points, finishing 2nd
on Oilers scoring list with 22-51-73 in 79 GP…1st in GWG (5), 2nd in assists (51), 3rd in goals (22) & 2nd
in PIM (85)…8th in NHL in shorthanded scoring with 3-3-6, 19th in SHG & 6th in SHA…scored 1st career
Oilers/NHL hat trick in 3-1 win at PIT (Jan. 11)… scored 4 assists vs DET (Nov. 17) to establish single-game
career highs for assists & points…all 4 assists came in the 3rd period, tying an Oilers team record for most
assists in a period…registered his 1st career 20-goal season when he scored GWG in OT vs CGY (Mar. 16)…
scored his 100th career Oilers/NHL assist vs OTT (Jan. 14)…finished tied for 4th place in NHL playoff scoring
race & was 2nd on Oilers scoring list with 7-12-19 in 24 games as Oilers advanced to Stanley Cup
Final…2004-05: Played with Mora IK of the Swedish Elitserien…led Mora and tied for third place in league
scoring race with 19-27-46 in 50 games…finished 5th in the Elitserien in goals and was 6th in PIM (117)…
2003-04: Scored 15-25-40 with 73 PIM in 80 games…4th on Oilers scoring list, 6th in goals & 4th in
assists…2nd on Oilers in SH scoring (2-1-3)…named Oilers Outstanding Defensive Forward… scored his
100th career Oilers/NHL point with a goal at ANA (Feb. 25)…2002-03: 6th on Oilers scoring list with 12-21-
33 in 78 games …played in the 2003 NHL YoungStars Game at Florida (Feb. 1)…involved in nine GWG (3-6-
9)…tied for Oilers post-season scoring lead with 3-1-4 & 6 PIM in 6 playoff games… 2001-02: Reached the
20-point mark for 1st time in career, scoring 8-14-22 with 18 PIM in 61 games…2000-01: Scored 9-7-16
with 10 PIM and was +8 in 49 games with Edmonton in his rookie season…15th among NHL rookies in goals
(9) and 7th in plus/minus (+8)… scored his first Oilers/NHL goal at DAL (Dec. 13/00)…made his Oilers/NHL
Stanley Cup Playoff debut vs DAL in 2001 Western Conference Semi-Final…began the 2000-01 season in
Hamilton (AHL) and was recalled from the Bulldogs on Dec. 4…was Hamilton’s leading scorer at time of his
recall with 10-18-28 with 19 PIM and –7 in 24 games…named to Canadian All-Star Team for the 2000-01
AHL All-Star Game, but did not play due to his call-up by the Oilers…named AHL’s Rookie-of-the-Month for
November, 2000…COLLEGIATE: Played four seasons (1996-97 to 1999-00) with Michigan State (CCHA),
scoring 50-102-152 with 190 PIM in 155 career games with the Spartans…a 1999-00 Hobey Baker Award
finalist, he was also an NCAA All-American & was named CCHA Player of the Year & CCHA Best Defensive
Forward…won CCHA scoring title in 1999-00 with 8-36-44…INTERNATIONAL: Earned his 2nd consecutive
gold medal with Team Canada at 2004 IIHF World Championships in Prague…tied for 10th in tournament
scoring race with 3-4-7 in 9 GP & was +4 with 8 PIM…one of six Oilers to help Team Canada win the gold
medal at the 2003 World Championships in Finland…made his international debut, scoring 3-4-7 in 9 GP to
finish 3rd in scoring on Team Canada.
OPPONENT GP G A PTS PIM
Anaheim 37 6 19 25 24
Boston 10 1 3 4 4
Buffalo 8 1 0 1 6
Calgary 57 15 20 35 30
Carolina 9 2 2 4 6
Chicago 39 10 16 26 35
Colorado 57 14 22 36 46
Columbus 36 6 18 24 25
Dallas 38 9 16 25 16
Detroit 38 5 15 20 22
Florida 11 2 3 5 2
Los Angeles 39 6 18 24 20
Minnesota 56 11 18 29 34
Montreal 17 2 5 7 34
Nashville 40 6 16 22 14
New Jersey 10 0 0 0 10
NY Islanders 10 2 1 3 4
NY Rangers 8 2 5 7 12
Ottawa 12 1 11 12 8
Philadelphia 10 1 4 5 10
Phoenix 35 7 14 21 22
Pittsburgh 8 5 0 5 2
St. Louis 39 9 17 26 27
San Jose 38 9 7 16 22
Tampa Bay 10 1 3 4 4
Toronto 16 2 7 9 2
Vancouver 57 14 13 27 32
Washington 10 3 1 4 4
Winnipeg 10 3 6 9 10
765 155 280 435 487
NHL HIGHLIGHTS
FIRSTS
First GP 12/06/2000 EDM 4 vs NSH 0
First Asst 12/06/2000 EDM 4 vs NSH 0
First Goal 12/13/2000 EDM 2 at DAL 5
First Goal versus Belfour, Ed
at 17:38 of period 2
MOSTS MOST RECENTLY
Goals 3 (1X) 01/10/2006
EDM 3 at PIT 1
Assists 4 (1X) 11/17/2005
EDM 6 vs DET 5
Points 4 (2X) 10/25/2007
EDM 5 vs MIN 4 (2G-2A)
SOG 9 (2X) 03/01/2007
EDM 0 vs MIN 5
PIM 20 (1X) 02/17/2011
EDM 4 vs MTL 1
Hat Tricks 1 01/10/2006
EDM 3 at PIT 1 (3G)
Multi-Pt
Games 87 03/05/2012
EDM 2 at ANA 4 (1G-1A)
LONGEST PERSONAL STREAKS
Goals 4 (1X) 12/05/2007-
12/11/2007 (4G)
Assists 6 (2X) 01/05/2008-
01/17/2008 (7A)
Pts 8 (2X) 11/28/2007-
12/11/2007 (6G-7A)
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