Will Horcoff

Will Horcoff
Horcoff with Michigan in January 2025
Born (2007-01-23) January 23, 2007 (age 18)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NCAA team University of Michigan
NHL draft 24th overall, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins

William Horcoff (born January 23, 2007) is a Canadian-American college ice hockey player who is a left winger for the University of Michigan of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He was drafted 24th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2025 NHL entry draft.

Playing career

Junior

Horcoff played for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP) during the 2023–24 season, where he recorded 11 goals and eight assists in 54 games with the under-17 team. He also recorded five goals and five assists in 35 games for the NTDP in the United States Hockey League (USHL). During the 2024–25 season, he recorded four goals and four assists in 19 games with the under-18 team and two goals and one assist in seven games in the USHL.[1][2] In November 2024, he was selected to the CHL/USA Prospects Challenge, however he missed the game due to injury.[3] On December 24, 2024, he was named to the USA Hockey All-American Game.[4]

College

On April 25, 2024, Horcoff committed to play college ice hockey at Michigan.[5] On December 27, 2024, it was announced he would enroll early at Michigan and join the team as a mid-season addition at 17 years old.[6][7] He made his collegiate debut on January 3, 2025, against Ohio State during the Frozen Confines at Wrigley Field.[8][9] During the game he scored a goal and an assist, both on the power play.[10][11] He finished the 2024–25 season with four goals and six assists in 18 games.[1]

On November 28, 2025, during a game against Harvard, he scored two goals, and one assist, to extend his nation goal-scoring lead.[12] The next day he again scored two goals, including the game-winning goal in overtime, to help Michigan sweep the weekend series.[13] He was subsequently named the Big Ten First Star of the Week.[14] During November 2025, he led the nation in goals with nine in nine games, while adding four assists for 14 points to average 1.44 points per game. Five of his nine goals were game-winning goals. He became the first Michigan player to have 18 goals in 18 games since Hobey Baker Award winner Kevin Porter during the 2007–08 season. He was named the Hockey Commissioners Association (HCA) Player of the Month.[15]

International play

Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2025 United States

Horcoff represented the United States at the 2023 World U-17 Hockey Challenge where he recorded one goal and two assists in seven games and won a silver medal.[16][1]

On December 24 2025, Horcoff was named to the United States men's national junior ice hockey team to compete at the 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[17] During the tournament he recorded one goal and one assist in five games, and was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Finland.[18]

Personal life

Horcoff was born in Edmonton, while his father, Shawn Horcoff was a member of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers. The elder Horcoff played over 1,000 games in the NHL.

Horcoff and his family settled in Birmingham, Michigan following the end of his father’s career.[19]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2023–24 U.S. National Development Team USHL 35 5 5 10 16 — — — — —
2024–25 U.S. National Development Team USHL 7 2 1 3 12 — — — — —
2024–25 University of Michigan B1G 18 4 6 10 6 — — — — — —
NCAA totals 18 4 6 10 6 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2023 United States U17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 1 2 3 8
2026 United States WJC 5th 5 1 1 2 0
Junior totals 12 2 3 5 8

References

  1. ^ a b c "Will Horcoff". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  2. ^ Zuke, Ryan (January 8, 2025). "Why No. 9 Michigan added 17-year-old freshman mid-season". MLive.com. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  3. ^ Peters, Chris (November 24, 2024). "Team USA Roster For CHL-USA Prospects Challenge: Kevan, Lansing Added". flohockey.tv. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "Rosters Set for Chipotle All-American Game". USHL.com. December 24, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  5. ^ Henschke, Josh (April 25, 2024). "Michigan State hockey legacy commits to Michigan". rivals.com. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  6. ^ McNeil, Kristy (December 27, 2024). "Ice Hockey Adds Horcoff to Roster". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  7. ^ "Friday's hockey: Sabres tie Wings for last place; Horcoff joins Wolverines". The Detroit News. December 28, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  8. ^ McNeil, Kristy (January 3, 2025). "Penalties Costly for Michigan in Late Loss to No. 13 OSU at Wrigley Field". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  9. ^ Zuke, Ryan (January 4, 2025). "Michigan hockey freshman has memorable college debut at Wrigley Field". MLive.com. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  10. ^ Hawkins, Jeff (January 4, 2025). "Will Horcoff Shines in NCAA Debut with Michigan Hockey Despite Loss to Ohio State at Frozen Confines". SI.com. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  11. ^ Goldstein, Zach (January 9, 2025). "Michigan's addition of Will Horcoff paying dividends on power play". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  12. ^ McNeil, Kristy (November 28, 2025). "Horcoff Scores Twice as No. 1 Michigan Rolls Past Harvard". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  13. ^ McNeil, Kristy (November 29, 2025). "Horcoff's Four-Goal Weekend Helps Top-Ranked Michigan Sweep Harvard". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
  14. ^ "Michigan and Minnesota Honored with Three Stars Awards". BigTen.org. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  15. ^ "Michigan's Will Horcoff Named National Forward of the Month". BigTen.org. December 4, 2025. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  16. ^ "U.S. Finishes Second at World Under-17 Hockey Challenge". USA Hockey. November 11, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  17. ^ "USA Hockey reveals 25-man roster for 2026 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, featuring 21 current NCAA hockey standouts". USCHO.com. December 24, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  18. ^ Aykroyd, Lucas (January 3, 2026). "Finland ends U.S. reign in OT". IIHF.com. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  19. ^ "Son of Wings' Shawn Horcoff takes no-nonsense approach to hockey career". The Detroit News. April 15, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
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