Shawn Horcoff News & Rumors: Pro Sports Daily

April 10

Edmonton Sun

"If you think Shawn Horcoff is overpaid for what he does, get in line behind the captain himself. His situation bothers him as much as it bothered many of you. But he's not going to apologize for what he makes, either, even if it's almost impossible to justify $6.5 million as a third-line checker. "I've always been a guy who whatever my role is, whatever is wanted out of me, I'm going to play it to the best of my ability," said the 33-year-old centre. "The unfortunate thing is that it just doesn't add up to what I'm being paid to do.""

Oilers teammates relate to Hall's woe

March 28

Edmonton Sun

"Shawn Horcoff and Ales Hemsky don't have sympathy pains, just scars. They've both had the same shoulder surgery that Taylor Hall is about to have and they know from experience that it's not a fun time. "It's a long injury, six months," said Horcoff, who had his done in 2008, after aggravating his shoulder at the All-Star game. "It's a longer injury, six months. The good news is that it's only six months between playing. He's going to be able to train fully six weeks after it's done. "It just takes a long time for it to heal because it's so far inside, and not a lot of blood gets there.""

Frustrated Horcoff can't find way to end goal-scoring drought

January 17

Edmonton Journal

"Shawn Horcoff would do just about anything to change his horrible run of luck around the net this season. The Edmonton Oilers captain swears he hasn't gone on GoogleMaps to find different routes to get to Rexall Place. He said he hasn't dug into his closet to look for the suit he wore on his wedding day. And he hasn't called his family back in B.C. to see if there any sticks lying around from his midget days. "I'm too old for that sort of stuff. I'd have changed everything before," said the 33-year-old centre, laughing. "Drive another way to the rink? I'm never going for that. I want to get here quick, get home quick and relax. Changing your routine? That's not the problem. Slumps are"

Oilers oldsters flying

November 1

Edmonton Sun

"The Kid Line is getting all the headlines, but the Lid Line of Ryan Jones, Ryan Smyth and Shawn Horcoff — two guys with classic hockey hair and one who gained a little attention for his cap number — has been every bit as important to Edmonton's mind-bending start this season. In the last eight games (six of them wins, one of them an OTL), the trio has not only shut down the likes of Alex Ovechkin and the Sedin Brothers, but still found time to combine for eight goals and 20 points. "Just good, old fashioned hard work," said Horcoff, who's also won 54% of his 220 faceoffs and ranks 10th in the NHL in total ice time among forwards. "We all feel pretty comfortable with each other. We're"

Horcoff plays lots of minutes, important role for Oilers

November 1

Edmonton Journal

"The measure of what Shawn Horcoff brings to the table came in the second period of Sunday's game against the St. Louis Blues. Horcoff got plowed from behind into the boards to the left of Blues goalie Jaroslav Halak, but managed to squirt the puck free so there wasn't a whistle. Five seconds later, Ryan Smyth scored after Ryan Jones passed to defenceman Alex Plante, who fired on net where Smyth casually slid the puck under Halak's pad. There was no assist on the scoresheet for Horcoff, but the Edmonton Oilers' second goal doesn't happen if Horcoff doesn't take the wallop and get the bouncing rubber to Jones, who started the chain reaction. "Horc's the one who kept the play alive ... great"

Oiler captain tired of losing Battle of Alberta at Dome

October 19

Calgary Herald

"The beat goes on and Edmonton Oilers captain Shawn Horcoff is getting fed up with it. A 2-1 loss Tuesday to the Calgary Flames stretched the Oilers' losing streak in the Scotiabank Saddledome to nine straight, dating back to Oct. 17, 2008. Toss in the fact the Flames now have won 14 of the past 15 in the Battle of Alberta and the burn worsens. Trouble is, there's very few players on this latest version of Oilers who were even around for that last strut in Calgary so the anger mode isn't quite what it should be. The streak doesn't factor into the pre-game preparation as heavily as it does for Horcoff."

Horcoff puts injuries behind, looks ahead

September 6

NHL.com

"Sadly, the 2010-11 season became another in which the Oilers were decimated by ill-timed injuries. It wasn't record-breaking, like a year prior when the team lost 530 man-games, but it was near enough and almost as crippling. The Oilers' counted-upon veterans, skilled stars and role players all went down at one point or another. The team's captain, 10-year veteran Shawn Horcoff knows the drill all too well. He was relegated to only 47 games last season, with lower-body ailments eventually stalling his campaign midway through. In total, the Oilers lost 281 man-games to injury last year. Taylor Hall, Ryan Whitney, Ales Hemsky and Sam Gagner were the others to miss considerable time. "I'd say"

Horcoff hopes to see action before season ends

April 5

Edmonton Journal

"Edmonton Oilers' captain Shawn Horcoff hasn't been able to practise with the team in the 22 days since he broke his left ankle in Pittsburgh but he refuses to shut it down for the remainder of the season. "I've missed too many games this year ... I want to play again," said Horcoff, who was dinged by Magnus Paajarvi's slapshot on an Oiler power play late in a 5-1 loss to the Penguins March 13. Horcoff has only played 47 games, spraining his knee in December when he collided with Anaheim's Corey Perry in the open ice. The original diagnosis was 7-10 days for the hairline fracture in Horcoff's ankle, but while he's been skating, he hasn't been with his teammates. The injury was fluke."

Horcoff has subtle value for Oilers

February 18

Edmonton Journal

"It's easy to underestimate the value of Shawn Horcoff. Not always wise, but easy. Because the guy makes too much money, right? Way too much. And he isn't really a first-line centre, right? Not with those point totals. That's generally the extent of the argument. So the Edmonton Oilers crest Horcoff wears proudly might as well be a bull's-eye for all the direct hits he takes even when playing well, and particularly when he isn't. The offensive numbers he puts up don't mesh with those on his paycheque and never will. But there is value way beyond the goals and assists, even beyond his obvious prowess as a penalty killer, faceoff man and two-way player. Oilers fans found that out yet again"

Complacency not an option for Oilers' Horcoff

February 8

Edmonton Journal

"A hint of complacency had set in as far as Shawn Horcoff was concerned so the Edmonton Oilers captain gathered his teammates for an on-ice post-practice meeting. The gist of his message was not to settle for playing OK. "You could kind of sense in the room that guys were … I don't want to say comfortable, but there were a lot of whispers about the fact that we were playing well but losing games," said winger Ryan Jones after the Oilers had gone out and posted a 4-0 win over the Nashville Predators Monday at Bridgestone Arena. "To hear from your leader that you can't be satisfied echoed down the lineup. This is a very good hockey team we beat, one that plays a really simple game. This just"

Horcoff back but playoff hopes gone

January 21

Edmonton Journal

"When Shawn Horcoff injured his right knee on Dec. 7, he was hoping that the Edmonton Oilers would be pushing for a playoff spot when he eventually returned to the lineup. At that time, the Oilers were flirting with the .500 mark. More than six weeks later, the Oilers captain is ready to return to a team that went 4-12-2 in his absence. Discouraged? Doesn't sound like it. "Just because you're out of the playoffs doesn't mean you can't put emphasis on hockey games," said the veteran centre, who will likely skate between Taylor Hall and Dustin Penner in Thursday's home game against the Dallas Stars at Rexall Place. "Just because you're out of the playoffs doesn't mean you have nothing to play"

Horcoff back but playoff hopes gone

January 20

Edmonton Journal

"When Shawn Horcoff injured his right knee on Dec. 7, he was hoping that the Edmonton Oilers would be pushing for a playoff spot when he eventually returned to the lineup. At that time, the Oilers were flirting with the .500 mark. More than six weeks later, the Oilers captain is ready to return to a team that went 4-12-2 in his absence. Discouraged? Doesn't sound like it. "Just because you're out of the playoffs doesn't mean you can't put emphasis on hockey games," said the veteran centre, who will likely skate between Taylor Hall and Dustin Penner in Thursday's home game against the Dallas Stars at Rexall Place. "Just because you're out of the playoffs doesn't mean you have nothing to play"

Horcoff may return to lineuep sooner than expected

January 9

Edmonton Journal

"Trying to determine when an NHL player returns from a bad knee or a bum shoulder is always a moving target. But Edmonton Oilers captain Shawn Horcoff might be back much earlier than the original eight-week diagnosis after his MCL knee sprain. "It's coming along faster than I thought, said Horcoff. "It's been four weeks, but it might only be another 10 days to two weeks before I can play." Horcoff collided with Anaheim Ducks forward Corey Perry on a play at the blue-line on Dec. 7 at Rexall Place. "The knee's fully healed, but it's just not strong enough yet. I need more skating, I need to get into some battle drills, get some timing back. If I can get three legitimate practices next week,"

Horcoff injury 'long-term'

December 8

Edmonton Sun

"They lost the game, but even worse for the Edmonton Oilers was losing their captain Tuesday night. Shawn Horcoff left the game in the first period after colliding with Anaheim Ducks winger Corey Perry, suffering a third-degree knee sprain that could keep him out for as long as two months. "On the play, I just came across the blue line and I don't know if he was trying to put me offside but his stick got caught up in between my legs and it was kind of like a can-opener. It popped right away," said Horcoff, who remained on the ice for the following play, where he was on the receiving end of a Taylor Hall one-timer pass but couldn't pull the trigger before limping to the bench. "At that point"

Shawn Horcoff may be out eight weeks with knee injury

December 8

TSN.ca

"The Edmonton Oilers have lost captain Shawn Horcoff to an MCL right knee injury that could keep him out of the lineup for up to eight weeks. The injury occurred during the first period of Edmonton's game on Tuesday against Anaheim. Horcoff collided in what appeared to be a knee-on-knee hit with the Ducks' Corey Perry. Horcoff finished his shift, and then left the game and did not return. Perry was unhurt."

Oilers lack intensity: Horcoff

November 16

Edmonton Sun

"They're back home, beaten, battered and looking for answers. The Edmonton Oilers took to the ice for practice Monday in Sherwood Park, having lost four of five games on their recent road trip and being outscored 26-10 in the process. "We're not going to fluff it up, we got ourselves into a bind here, with respect with how we chose to defend the game," said Oilers head coach Tom Renney. "Our penalty kill has been less than adequate this year. Our power play, which is in the middle of the pack, needs to be better to help keep us in games. "Beyond that, we've got to make sure that we need to be more proactive as a team and when we do that, we're fine." The trip that started so promising with"

Horcoff could be on shelf

November 8

Edmonton Journal

"Edmonton Oilers captain Shawn Horcoff, in considerable discomfort, said he doesn't even know who hit him, only that he was kneed during the second period. Listed as day-to-day with a contusion, a decision will be made today as to whether or not the Oilers will call up a replacement from the Oklahoma City Barons. If it is not J.F. Jacques who is on a conditioning stint, perhaps Linus Omark will get consideration. He certainly has the hot hand. The flashy Oilers prospect, reluctantly toiling in the American Hockey League, put away five goals in a 7-6 shootout victory over the Toronto Marlies. Then for good measure, he scored in the shootout as did Teemu Hartkainen and Milan Kytnar, who had"

Mr. Horcoff is Mr. Everything

October 14

Edmonton Journal

"Hopefully, Edmonton Oilers veteran centre Shawn Horcoff is into multi-tasking. That's because it seems like he has to be everything to everybody right now for this franchise -- captain, No. 1 faceoff man, power-play centre, point producer (after a subpar 36-point effort last season) and, of course, babysitter for rookies Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle. So far, so good for Mr. Everything. He's got two goals, he's talking to the referees about calls, winning draws, being a positive role player, and is on the positive side of the ledger when it comes to plus/minus. And he's gently telling the teenager Hall that his shifts are a little too long and he can't throw the puck into the slot where it"

Oilers Horcoff juggles a lot of pucks

October 13

Edmonton Journal

"Edmonton Oilers veteran centre Shawn Horcoff must be into multi-tasking. Because it seems he has to be everything to everybody right now for this franchise — captain, No. 1 face-off man, power-play centre, point producer (after a sub-par 36-point effort last season) and, of course, babysitter for rookies Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle. So far, so good for Mr. Everything. He's got two goals, he's talking to the referees about calls, winning draws, being a positive role player, and is on the positive side of the ledger when it comes to plus/minus. And he's gently telling the teenager Hall that his shifts are a little too long and he can't throw the puck into the slot where it can end up"

Horc kickstarts Oilers

October 11

Edmonton Sun

"It couldn't have been a more obvious kick in if Shawn Horcoff had been wearing soccer cleats and tore his sweater off in celebration. But it counted. Stood up as the winner. The Oilers captain and striker converted a lovely cross from linemate Taylor Hall seven minutes into the second period Sunday, putting the Oilers ahead 3-1, then held his breath while the video review guys decided Yay or Nay."

Horcoff named captain of Edmonton Oilers

October 7

Edmonton Journal

"Edmonton Oilers' centre Shawn Horcoff has a change of address and a change of letter, moving next door to teenager Taylor Hall in the dressing room this season, with a C, not an A on the jersey hanging in his locker stall. Horcoff became the 13th Oilers captain Wednesday, after starting as a fourth-line winger in 2000, when seven or eight minutes a game was fine for him. "With the tradition the Oilers have had and the leaders they've had ... to be added to that group of names, I never thought this would happen," said Horcoff. "But, I've been an Oiler my entire NHL life and I've tried to be the best pro I could be." Horcoff, who turned 32 three weeks ago, might only be keeping the seat warm"

Hall makes a splash with Hemsky at Joey Moss Cup

September 22

Edmonton Journal

"For days, Taylor Hall has quietly gone about the business of developing into an Edmonton Oilers. In fact, he's been so quiet that veteran Shawn Horcoff has been trying to draw out the club's prized pick. Then Hall slipped out onto the ice at Rexall Place for the Joey Moss Cup and eventually, he let his game do all the talking. "I just wanted to blend in. I didn't want to be seen as a big shot or anything because that just doesn't work when you're playing with veterans. I just wanted to make a good first impression. And then when you get on the ice, the biggest thing you can do is try and play well for your linemates and I tried to do that," Hall said after he had put away the third goal in"

Hall at home on Horcoff line

September 22

Edmonton Sun

"They haven't skated together through the first three days of training camp, so it was a little surprising to see Taylor Hall line up beside Shawn Horcoff and Ales Hemsky Tuesday night in the Edmonton Oilers annual intrasquad game. But judging from the performance of trio, it's a combination that may become customary for the club. "It was great, they know the ins and out of the game, they're great passers and Horcoff is a great face-off guy, so we had the puck for most of the night," Hall said. "We weren't in our end a whole lot, so playing with them it was a good introduction for me here at Rexall." Granted they were going up against their own teammates, and the only players who really"

Horcoff looks to young recruits to keep him fresh

September 21

Edmonton Journal

"Shawn Horcoff is just 32 years old with 637 National Hockey League games on his resume, which effectively vaults him into fossil status in the Edmonton Oilers locker-room. Only seven players at training camp have marked their 30th birthdays and that includes goaltender Martin Gerber and forward Brad Moran, two of the players not expected to make the final cut. As for game experience, only goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin has made more NHL appearances than Horcoff — 696, which is 65 more than defenceman Jason Strudwick. As if that wasn't enough to age the veteran, how about this? Only he and locker-room attendant Joey Moss remain from the 2001-02 crew that worked on the ground floor. Not only"

Call him Cap'n Horc

July 11

Ottawa Sun

columnist Derek Van Diest

"They're heading in a new direction and are in need of a leader. With the departure of Ethan Moreau, the Edmonton Oilers are in the market for a new captain this season. There seem to be a number of options with a handful of veterans and young up-and-comers capable of taking on the role. QMI Agency asked readers for their opinions as to whom they believe should be the Oilers next captain. Shawn Horcoff has emerged as the frontrunner. The veteran centre struggled last season, scoring just 13 goals and adding 23 assists in 77 games. Those numbers were accentuated by the fact Horcoff made $7-million after signing a staggering six-year, $33-million contract shortly after Daryl Katz took over"

Horcoff is redeeming himself

April 9

Edmonton Sun

"OK, who's that wearing the Shawn Horcoff mask? Are we supposed to believe that the same guy who managed one single point — a second assist in a 4-2 loss — in the 16 games before Valentines Day has turned on the faucet just like that? Granted, it's a lot easier to play when the pressure is off, but 16 points in 20 games? Who are you and what have you done with the poster boy for 30th? "I'm starting to play hockey the way I know I can," said Horcoff, who was starting to wonder if he needed hand-transplant surgery in the summer. "The first half of the season was obviously pretty dreadful and tough, not the way I wanted it go. It makes for a little easier summer knowing that things are going"

Horcoff starting to click

March 15

Edmonton Sun

"Eight points in eight games? Plus-five in that span? Shawn Horcoff will be the first to tell you his recent hot spell is too little, too late. But if he's going to turn his game around for next season, he might as well start now. "I want to finish strong," said Horcoff, who brings a modest three-game point-scoring streak into tonight's game in Columbus. "It's not even about points; I'm not going to save the season that way. I just want to play good hockey. I feel like I've done that the last little while." With 26 points and minus- 28 rating to show for a $7 million US salary, Horcoff's season couldn't be saved statistically even if Alex Ovechkin stepped in to help. But this is at least"

Paying through the pain

January 26

Edmonton Journal

"Shawn Horcoff has the number 10 on his back, and numbers like 19 points and minus-23 on the stats sheet, but the number unhappy Edmonton Oilers fan talk the most about is his $7-million salary. Horcoff's salary this season, and the $26 million left on his six-year contract, is more of a lightning rod than his poor statistics. "That's well known around the league. It's a blue-collar town, let's be honest," said Horcoff. "We play a game, and in a hardworking town like this one, it's hard to wrap their heads around how much we make. But I can't control how they feel. "I've been through it before. You can drive yourself to a slow death. In the first year I got a big contract ($3.6 million a"

Horcoff evidence of what ails Oilers

January 26

Edmonton Sun

"It's not Shawn Horcoff's fault the Edmonton Oilers decided to open the vault and give him a lucrative multi-million dollar contract extension. A person would have to be an idiot not to accept the terms of the deal, and it's tough to blame the Oilers centre for not being an idiot. However, with his struggles offensively this season, and the team's current position at the bottom of the NHL standings, the six-year, $33-million extension, which pays Horcoff $7-million this season and represents a $5.5-million salary cap hit, has become focal point for the problems within the organization. "Let's be honest, we play a game and in a hard-working town like Edmonton, it's probably hard for people"

Oilers are shopping six notable players: Sources

January 24

Edmonton Sun

"Edmonton Oilers GM Steve Tambellini has a major housecleaning in mind as he tries to fix the mess his organization has become. With the NHL trade deadline on March 3, Tambellini has plenty of work to do. Three league executives confirmed Tambellini has made it known he is willing to deal Shawn Horcoff, Robert Nilsson, Ethan Moreau, Steve Staios, Sheldon Souray and Lubomir Visnovsky. There is a bit of an obstacle in the way of dealing any of them, though. Their contracts make it tough to find a taker. And the players other GMs call about -- Dustin Penner, Andrew Cogliano and Alex Hemsky -- aren't available. Horcoff, who has a cap hit of $5.5 million through 2014-15, isn't going anywhere."

Horcoff, Moreau feeling the heat

January 14

Edmonton Sun

"It's hard to lead a team out of a slump when you can't get out of one yourself. For Ethan Moreau and Shawn Horcoff, the two longest serving members of the Edmonton Oilers, there's no choice but to take the lost season personally. They are two of the club's primary leaders, and they haven't exactly been leading by example. Horcoff is wrestling with the worst plus minus in the entire NHL and Moreau is playing a diminished role while his captaincy is being questioned by an angry fan base. "It's tough on all of us," said Horcoff. "All of the leadership is trying to find ways to lift guys up. Chop (Moreau) has been an outstanding leader for us. He obviously has the full support every player in"

Horcoff searches for game

December 23

Edmonton Journal

"Edmonton Oilers coach Pat Quinn feasted his eyes on Shawn Horcoff on tape before training camp started and thought he had a feel for what he could bring to the table, but halfway through the season Quinn is still trying to digest what the assistant captain can offer. Horcoff only has 16 points and is minus-16. Both numbers sting, a lot. Almost 200 players (197) have more points. He is in the bottom 10 in plus/minus. This is a player who's averaged 56 points his last four seasons, a guy who has only had one year -- 2006-07, when the Oilers dressed everybody but the Zamboni driver on defence with so many players getting hurt -- when he was a bad minus (minus-22). He's a plus-7 for almost 600"

Horcoff proves his shootout worth

December 8

Edmonton Journal

"Back in Texas, where the Oilers got into a shootout with the Dallas Stars, Shawn Horcoff had lobbied for his chance, which he then turned into the winning goal. This time, he didn't have to ask. Edmonton head coach Pat Quinn sent the veteran out for the third round and Horcoff responded by putting the winner past Florida Panthers netminder Tomas Vokoun. It was the difference in a 3-2 victory that gave the Oilers their third consecutive road win. Not since 2006 had they won three straight away from Rexall Place. "The other night, he wanted to shoot. Tonight we just put him in," said Quinn, who would have preferred to have settled matters in regulation on Monday at Bank Atlantic Center but"

Panthers lose another shootout

December 8

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

"Forced to settle for one point, Panthers coach Pete DeBoer managed a smile Monday night after yet another game ended in a shootout. "It's like Groundhog Day," he said with a small chuckle. It was hard for DeBoer to be disappointed with the Panthers' effort in the 3-2 loss to the Oilers at BankAtlantic Center, but the result left them unsatisfied again. They lost for the eighth time in nine games — they've picked up a point in half of those — while dropping to 5-5 in shootouts. Five of their past six games at home have gone into overtime and 12 of their 30 games this season. This one was decided when Shawn Horcoff beat Tomas Vokoun after Rostislav Olesz shot the puck past Oilers goalie Jeff"

Horcoff clinches comeback win

December 6

Edmonton Sun

"Given how badly they've been beaten here over the past 16 years, Dallas probably isn't the best place for the Edmonton Oilers to begin entertaining thoughts of a mid-season rally. It would be like turkeys planning their big revival on Thanksgiving. But, surprise, surprise, they gobbled up two points yesterday, slipping their necks off the chopping block in time to overcome a 2-0 deficit and post their first win here in three years. "Our guys are learning to bend a little bit and maybe not break," said head coach Pat Quinn, after Shawn Horcoff clinched the 3-2 comeback win in the fifth round of the shootout. "Before we were bending and not breaking and walking away with nothing." The Oilers"

Horcoff's back in the zone

November 25

Edmonton Sun

"Missing time to an injury is supposed to make player worse, not better, but something about being sidelined for four games with a gimpy shoulder seems to have agreed with Shawn Horcoff. After getting his name on the scoresheet just once in 10 games prior to the "setback," Horcoff came off the sidelines looking like a new man. Or, at least producing like one. He has a five-game point scoring streak on the go (three goals and three assists) despite not being strong enough in the shoulder yet to take more than a few faceoffs a night. "I feel like I'm skating well right now and I'm just trying to get to the front of the net where the pucks are," he said, adding the biggest difference from then"

Horcoff plays Beat the Clock, but this time he's successful

November 24

Edmonton Journal

"What are the odds of the same guy putting the puck in the net with 1/10th of a second left on the clock in two straight hockey games? Both times it happened at the end of the second period; both times the games were at home? It's probably about the same chance as getting knocked over on a downtown street, finding a crumpled lottery ticket under your butt, and discovering that it's worth $50,000 when you check it. But that's what Edmonton Oilers centre Shawn Horcoff did. On Saturday night, he poked the puck through the legs of Chicago Blackhawks goalie Cristobal Huet with one tick left on the Rexall Place clock, only to have it overturned at the NHL's home office because it had a different"

Horc slips under the wire

November 24

Edmonton Sun

"On Saturday, there was a tenth of a second left on the clock, but the goal didn't count. Last night there was no time left on the clock, and the goal did. Shawn Horcoff put the finishing touches on a 4-0 win over the Phoenix Coyotes last night with a goal officially coming with a tenth of a second on the game clock. The Oilers centre tipped a Sheldon Souray point shot past Coyotes goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov as the horn sounded to end the second period. After further review the goal stood. Two nights earlier, Horcoff appeared to score with a tenth of a second left on the clock in the second period against the Chicago Blackhawks, poking the puck in off a scramble. On that occasion, it was"

Oilers' Horcoff out with shoulder injury

November 5

Edmonton Journal

"Shawn Horcoff was hit with the flu, but managed to play through it. He can't do the same with the hit he took from Andy Sutton. The veteran centre has a left-shoulder injury that will keep him out of the Edmonton Oilers lineup for tonight's game against the New York Rangers, as well as the next few games. Drilled by Sutton in the third period of Monday's 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders, Horcoff knew right away that something wasn't right. He was also adamant that the labrum, surgically repaired in the 2007-08 season, held up during the collision. After racking up 50 points in the first 53 games, Horcoff had to undergo season-ending surgery when it became apparent that he wasn't going to"

Horcoff lost for 7-10 days

November 5

Edmonton Sun

"The answer comes straight out of the Pro Sports Cliche handbook, right next to "looking in the mirror" when things go bad, "total team effort" when things go good and "it must have been something in the supplements" when the test comes back positive. When an important player is injured, the rest of the team rolls out the old reliable quotes about "stepping up." Somebody has to step up. We all have to step up. It's an opportunity for a young guy to step up. Step up, step up, step up. Somebody gets hurt and suddenly they're all doing commercials for Stairmaster. Only right now, in Edmonton, the step isn't very high. With one win in the last six games, three goals in the last five losses and"

Oilers' Horcoff out with shoulder injury

November 4

Edmonton Journal

"Oilers veteran Shawn Horcoff has a shoulder injury and will not play Thursday against the New York Rangers. He said he will not require surgery but does not know when he'll return. Oilers coach Pat Quinn said he has been told seven to 10 days."

Flu bug bites Horcoff

November 2

Edmonton Sun

"The latest flu report has Lubomir Visnovsky and Mike Comrie inching closer to a return and Shawn Horcoff checking into sick bay. Horcoff came down with flu symptoms before Saturday's game in Boston and was sent home from practice yesterday. "We'll see how he feels today," said head coach Pat Quinn, who's had at least 10 players and most of the training staff hit with a lingering bug that has sapped his team's energy level. "We've played good half games and then seemed to die. You don't like to make excuses, but maybe there's something in there." Some of them have H1N1 and others just a particularly nasty strain of the regular flu. "The doctor said, 'Lubo, you probably have H1N1' -- but"

Horcoff defends NHLPA

September 5

Edmonton Sun

"At the risk of looking foolish... oops, too late. Oilers player rep Shawn Horcoff knows the NHL Players Association is beginning to look like jokers after gassing their second leader in two years, but he supports the decision to remove Paul Kelly just a few months into his tenure -- and just two years after firing Ted Saskin. "We knew it was going to be a PR issue and it wouldn't look very good, but we have 740 members and their well-being is the most important thing," Horcoff said yesterday. "We met for 16 hours over two days and there was a lot discussed. I can't go too much into it, but it wasn't a hasty decision. Being a person who put Paul in there and being a supporter of Paul, it"