EDMONTON- The Edmonton Oilers have traded captain Shawn Horcoff to the Dallas Stars.
Horcoff has played his entire NHL career with the Oilers. The 34-year-old played 796 games with the team, scoring 162 goals and 285 assists for 447 points.
Horcoff was named captain of the team in 2010, taking over from Jason Smith. He was the 13th captain in Oilers history.
General manager Craig MacTavish said at the end of the season he planned to trade Horcoff and gave the veteran the opportunity to talk to other teams.
The Oilers received defenceman Philip Larsen and a 2016 seventh-round pick in the trade. Larsen, 23, has played 95 games in the NHL, picking up five goals and 14 assists. He’s 6’1″ and 183 pounds.
The Stars got Horcoff as part of a revamp by general manager Jim Nill, who acquired centres Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley from the Boston Bruins in a deal earlier Thursday that sent Loui Eriksson and others to the Boston Bruins.
Thursday evening, fellow teammate Sam Gagner shared his thoughts on the trade on Twitter.
The Edmonton Oilers traded captain Shawn Horcoff to the Dallas Stars Thursday. Shortly after hearing the news, hockey fans took to Twitter to voice their opinions on the trade, and reaction was mixed.
Horcoff has two seasons left on a contract that counts US$5.5 million against the salary cap and pays him a total of $7 million.
Earlier Thursday, Oilers centre Eric Belanger was placed on unconditional waivers and is eligible to have his contract bought out.
With files from Kevin Karius, Global News and the Canadian Press.