Kyle Dubas traded the 31st pick and the 59th pick to the Kings for the 24th pick. The Penguins selected Will Horcoff with the 24th pick. He is an 18 year-old that is attending Michigan.
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He scored 8 goals and tallied 6 assists in 28 games for the US U18 National Team in 2024. He joined the Wolverines in January and tallied 10 points in 18 games.
Horcoff also played in the 2024 U18 Five Nations, where he won a gold medal. In 2023, he played in the U16 Hockey Challenge and won a silver medal after playing in seven games.
Horcoff drew a lot of eyes at the combine after he set the record in the horizontal jump, clearing 124.8 inches. That beat the previous record of 123 inches. It was also 6.5 inches farther than the next-best at the combine.
Per Mgoblue.com, "Additionally, Horcoff finished in the top 15 in six other fitness tests. They include: first in no-arm jump (22.84 inches), fourth in pro agility left (4.23 seconds), seventh in pro agility right (4.29 seconds), 10th in right-hand grip (161 lbs), 13th in vertical jump (22.29 inches), 15th in wingspan (78.50 inches) and 15th in left-hang grip (150 lbs)."
His father Shawn played 15 seasons in the NHL for the Oilers, Stars and Ducks.