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Shawn Horcoff has had a hand in 46.1 percent of MSU's goals, the highest percentage in the nation. A look at the top-five contributors to their teams' offense:
| 1. Shawn Horcoff, Michigan State | 46.1% |
| 2. David Gove, Western Michigan | 43.8% |
| 3. Andy McDonald, Colgate | 42.6% |
| 4. Brad Tapper, Rensselaer | 41.5% |
| 5. Doug Sheppard, Providence | 41.1% |
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- CCHA Player of the Year
- CCHA Best Defensive Forward
- Hobey Baker Finalist
- first-team All-CCHA
- CCHA All-Academic Team selection
- captured the CCHA scoring title with 44 points in conference games, the first Spartan to win the scoring title since Bryan Smolinski in 1992-93
- named to the CCHA All-Tournament Team
- the first player in CCHA history to win five regular-season conference awards (Player of the Year, Best Defensive Forward, first-team All-CCHA, CCHA All-Academic, Scoring Champion)
- second in the nation in scoring with 65 points (14 goals, 51 assists)
- leads the nation in assists with 51, the most at Michigan State since 1991-92
- led team in scoring by 26 points (65 to Adam Hall's 39), the biggest margin at MSU since 1985-86 (Mike Donnelly had 97 and Kevin Miller had 71)
- led the team with a +23 plus/minus rating
- finished the year with a point in each of his last 11 games and at least a point in 17 of the last 18 games
- surpassed Mike York's point total from all of last season (54) in five fewer games
- his 1.55 points-per-game average this season was more than double his career average in his first three years (0.77 points per game)
- was on the ice for 58.9 percent of MSU's goals (83 of 141)
- either scored or assisted on 15 of MSU's 27 game-winning goals (55.6 percent)
- either scored or assisted on 33 of MSU's 56 power-play goals (58.9 percent)
- led the team with six short-handed points (2-4-6)
- the Most Valuable Player and all-tournament selection in the 1999 Great Lakes Invitational, as he led the Spartans to their third straight GLI title
- scored the game-winning goal in the CCHA championship game, the first player in history to score the GWG in two conference title games (1998, 2000)
- had more than one point in 20 of 42 games this year, including nine games with three or more points
- has won over 60 percent of his faceoffs on the year, leading the team
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- the 55th Michigan State player to record over 100 career points
- ranks 21st at MSU in career assists (102) and 33rd in career points (152)
- rated as the Edmonton Oilers' No. 4 prospect and a sure-fire NHLer by The Hockey News
- 1999 Great Lakes Invitational All-Tournament Team
- 1998-99 CCHA All-Academic Team
- scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime of the 1998 CCHA Championship game
Personal
- carries a 3.41 grade-point average in marketing
- a two-time CCHA All-Academic Team selection and two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection
- an Academic All-America candidate
- volunteers in the Lansing area reading and skating with school children and working with the D.A.R.E. program
- son of John and Bruna Horcoff of Castlegar, British Columbia
WHAT ARE THEY SAYING ABOUT SHAWN HORCOFF?
"Shawn Horcoff is the most dominant player in college hockey this year."
- 1985 Hobey Baker Award winner Bill Watson
"Shawn is magic with the puck. Sometimes, when he gets it to me, I'm lucky enough that there is still some magic left on there.
- Horcoff's linemate and MSU's leading goal scorer, Adam Hall
"Shawn is a great player and can play in any situation. He is a lot like (Mike) York in that he is so good defensively as well as offensively. I think he is bigger and stronger than York, too. He creates scoring chances when he is out there and it is so hard to match up against him. He is tremendous in all situations.
- Northern Michigan head coach Rick Comley
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- Alaska Fairbanks coach Guy Gadowsky
"Shawn is a great team player and a leader. All he wants to do is win and he'll do anything to get the job done. It's a great situation for a coach when your best player is also your hardest worker, because he really sets the tone in practice and in games."
- Head coach Ron Mason
"Shawn winning the CCHA scoring title is a tremendous accomplishment. It's especially impressive when you consider that he did it on a defensive-minded team, and did it while playing very good defense himself. I think it's fitting, because game-in and game-out he's been the most dominant player on the ice."
- MSU junior right wing Rustyn Dolyny
"Shawn is a terrific player, he has really grown and improved as a player. He has great speed and handles the puck really well. He is one of the top four players in the country. He is a very good all-around player, and plays so well offensively and defensively. He is a complete player."
- Notre Dame head coach Dave Poulin
HORCOFF'S HONORS
1999-2000
CCHA Player of the Year
Hobey Baker Award Finalist
CCHA Best Defensive Forward
First-Team All-CCHA
CCHA Scoring Champion
CCHA All-Academic
CCHA All-Tournament
Great Lakes Invitational Most Valuable Player
Great Lakes Invitational All-Tournament Team
CCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Jan. 3)
1998-99
Great Lakes Invitational All-Tournament Team
CCHA All-Academic Team
Academic All-Big Ten
1997-98
CCHA All-Academic Team (honorable mention)
Academic All-Big Ten
1996-97
CCHA All-Rookie Team (honorable mention)
HORCOFF IN SPARTAN HISTORY
CAREER POINTS
| 30. Sean Berens (1994-98) | 158 |
| 31. Don Thompson (1969-72) | 156 |
| 32. Gilles Gagnon (1969-73) | 154 |
| 33. Shawn Horcoff (1996-2000) | 152 |
| 34. Jason Woolley (1988-91) | 144 |
| 35. Tom Anastos (1981-85) | 143 |
CAREER ASSISTS
| 19. Jason Woolley (1988-91) | 107 |
| 20. Mark Hamway (1979-83) | 103 |
| 21. Shawn Horcoff (1996-2000) | 102 |
| 22. Bryan Smolinski (1989-93) | 101 |
| Don McSween (1983-87) | 101 |
| 24. Gary Haight (1980-83) | 100 |
HORCOFF'S CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | PEN/MIN | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| 1996-97 | 40 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 10/20 | -6 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997-98 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 21/50 | +15 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998-99 | 39 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 27/70 | +13 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1999-2000 | 42 | 14 | 51 | 61 | 21/50 | +23 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 155 | 50 | 102 | 152 | 79/190 | +46 | 17 | 6 | 8 |
Final Statistics
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