Player Discussion Shawn Horcoff Appreciation Thread (Officially Retires)

[Paralyzer]

He has officially retired. Great leader and good community guy. Loved him as a guy on AND off the ice when he was here. Can't blame him for the contract he had. He deserves some recognition from playing here

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[oStealthKiller*]

The type of guy you don't appreciate until he's gone.

 

[Ol' Jase]

One hell of a two-way centre at his peak.

Glad to see he hit 1,000+ games. Wish him all the best.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

That damn shoulder injury...

 

[Kerricthebig]

Real solid player through his career. If Lowe hadn't given him that albatross contract after 06 he wouldn't have been nearly as reviled as he was prior to his trade.

 

[Soundwave]

Good character guy, would be a solid no.2 C in his prime.

Though for whatever reason I think losing Jarrett Stoll hurt us more. Just completely changed the dynamics of the team.

 

[TheRebuild]

Good character guy, would be a solid no.2 C in his prime.

Though for whatever reason I think losing Jarrett Stoll hurt us more. Just completely changed the dynamics of the team.

Very true. We went from a team that won faceoffs, to being a team that NEVER won faceoffs.

 

[Burnt Biscuits]

Anyone who wants to win badly enough to intentionally try to block a puck with his face for my team is alright in my books.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Wasn't his fault Lowe thought he was Gretzky. As has always been the case under the Lowe MacT regime players are/were expected to play well above their capabilities.

 

[McPuritania]

 

[Canovin]

The best version of Horc

 

[Pointteen]

That damn shoulder injury...

I'll never forget his contributions to the team and community. Great character who wanted to win and stay in the league. Sucks he chose the path he did at the end of his career, but I will back look fondly on career.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Honestly I didn't realize/remember how many of his goals came from going to the net that season. Smyth always got the credit, but Horcoff was decent around the net in his own right, very opportunistic. The two of them together created such havoc and space for Hemsky.

The urge to turn him into a shooter (Whiffcoff, anyone?) after giving him that contract is one of the big mistakes of those late 2000/early 2010's teams.


He was the ideal #2 centre. Maybe not good enough to be the go to shutdown guy, or top scorer, but a solid and very smart player.

 

[McShogun99]

I'll never forget his contributions to the team and community. Great character who wanted to win and stay in the league. Sucks he chose the path he did at the end of his career, but I will back look fondly on career.

Can you blame him. Testosterone is the fountain of youth and could have added a few more years to his career.

 

[McGoMcD]

Guy was a beast and a team player. Just unfortunate that he got hurt and his contract looked terrible.

 

[Pointteen]

Can you blame him. Testosterone is the fountain of youth and could have added a few more years to his career.

Definitely not. I would have done anything to prolong a career in the NHL. It is just too bad it played out the way it did.

 

[40oz]

 

[Jumptheshark]

It was his last contract that killed his rep here in edmonton. He was an all time great

 

[Pointteen]

It was his last contract that killed his rep here in edmonton. He was an all time great

I think that's going too far. Horcoff doesn't belong in the same echelon as Gretzky, Messier etc

 

[Philly85*]

never liked him. Was always a smug ******* when I met him. Never heard good things about him. But if he didn't suffer that shoulder injury who knows how much longer he could've carried on at that level. Was a good player for a lot of years. Have a nice retirement Shawn.

 

[Dorian2]

Congrats to Horcoff on the retirement. Like many fans I was on and off his case too many times to count. But I certainly always appreciated what he brought. A very solid character player.

 

[T-Funk]

Battled hard for everything he got up until that contract. Then he checked out and never took responsibility for anything. One of the crappier captains.

But up until that respect the career he had.

 

[dustrock]

It was his last contract that killed his rep here in edmonton. He was an all time great

Post-dynasty? Sure.

Not a "let's retire his jersey" level, but have a huge amount of respect for him. Pure effort.

 

[Jumptheshark]

I think that's going too far. Horcoff doesn't belong in the same echelon as Gretzky, Messier etc

80's vs the 2000's


you are talking about two different eras

 

[MettleMcOiler]

Good leader and had some good seasons. Overall good career! Anyone know if he is moving back to Edmonton?