Shawn Horcoff To Represent Edmonton Oilers At NHL All-Star Game In Atlanta

Friday, January 11, 2008 at 12:54AM
Kent Livingston in All-Star Games, All-Star Rosters, Edmonton Oilers, NHL

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com – Edmonton Oilers assistant captain Shawn Horcoff has been named to the Western Conference All-Star Team for the National Hockey League All-Star Game on Sunday, January 27th in Atlanta.

This will be the first NHL All-Star Game appearance for Horcoff, who currently leads the Oilers in scoring with 18 goals and 39 points in 44 games.

Horcoff, who appeared in the 2002-03 NHL YoungStars Game in Florida as a replacement for an injured Ales Hemsky, is one of four players on the Western Conference roster making their first All-Star Game appearance.

The roster additions were selected by the NHL’s Hockey Operations Department, after consultation with NHL general managers.

Article originally appeared on Baseball, hockey, basketball, football, lacrosse, auto racing, and soccer news from more than 800 teams. (http://www.mlntherawfeed.com/).