Penguins execute 2nd draft night trade to select Michigan center Will Horcoff 24th overall
After trading the No. 12 overall selection in Friday’s NHL Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for the Nos. 22 and 31 picks, the Pittsburgh Penguins executed a second swap of draft picks to slide into No. 24.
With that pick, the Penguins chose Michigan Wolverines center Will Horcoff.
In order to select Horcoff, the Penguins traded their No. 31 pick, as well as No. 59 in the second round, to the Los Angeles Kings.
Horcoff, 18, is a 6-foot-4, 181-pound prospect who will be a sophomore at Michigan this fall.
As a freshman, he scored four goals with six assists in 18 games, having joined the Wolverines mid-season from the U.S. National Development Team. He was the youngest player in college hockey.
His father, Shawn Horcoff, played 1,008 NHL games from 2000-2016, primarily with the Edmonton Oilers.
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Justin Guerriero is a TribLive reporter covering the Penguins, Pirates and college sports. A Pittsburgh native, he is a Central Catholic and University of Colorado graduate. He joined the Trib in 2022 after covering the Colorado Buffaloes for Rivals and freelancing for the Denver Post. He can be reached at jguerriero@triblive.com.
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