Shawn Horcoff Shawn Horcoff ( born September 17 , 1978 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He was selected in the fourth round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft , 99th overall , by the Oilers , the team with which he has spent his entire NHL career . Amateur career . Horcoff played his first college season with Michigan State University , in the CCHA , in 1996 . After a respectable first season in which he was considered a contender for the CCHA All - Rookie Team , Horcoff improved his numbers as a sophomore in 1997 – 98 , despite playing in fewer games than the year before . This led to him being drafted by the Oilers in the 1998 Draft . The following season , 1998 – 99 , Horcoff again improved his totals , and was named to the CCHA All - Academic Team at season ' s end . The 1999 – 00 season was Horcoff ' s final year with Michigan State , and he posted career high totals in goals , assists and points . Along with a second CCHA All - Academic Team spot , Horcoff received a number of major awards , including CCHA Player of the Year . He was also a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award , given to the top player in college hockey . While at Michigan State , Horcoff studied finance and mathematics , receiving his degree before graduating to professional hockey . Professional career . After leaving university , Horcoff failed to make the 2000 – 01 Edmonton Oilers out of training camp , and was assigned to their AHL affiliate , the Hamilton Bulldogs . Horcoff excelled in Hamilton , leading the team in scoring as well as sitting sixth overall in AHL scoring . He was also tied for the lead in AHL rookie scoring ( with Toby Petersen ) , and was named AHL Rookie of the Month for November , 2000 . On December 4 , 2000 , the Oilers recalled Horcoff , and on December 13 , Horcoff scored his first NHL goal against the Dallas Stars . This call - up prevented Horcoff from appearing in the 2000 – 01 AHL All - Star Game , where he had been named as a starter for the Canadian All - Star Team . Horcoff played the remainder of the season in the NHL , and played his first five playoff games in April versus the Stars . Horcoff played his 100th NHL game in 2001 – 02 , and spent the majority of the season with the Oilers , only appearing in two games with Hamilton as part of a conditioning stint . The next season Horcoff played the entire year with Edmonton , and appeared in the 2003 NHL YoungStars Game . In the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs , Horcoff led the Oilers in goals . In 2003 – 04 , Horcoff set career highs in goals , assists and points , and was named the Oilers Outstanding Defensive Forward . During the NHL lockout , Horcoff sought out a team where he would be able to play more of an offensive role . , and signed a contract with for Mora IK of the Elitserien . This season marked a turning point in his career , where he played the role of an offensive leader ( finishing 4th in the league in scoring ) with a professional team . He has also represented Canada at the Ice Hockey World Championships . After the lockout Horcoff returned to the NHL in 2005 – 06 and experienced an offensive breakthrough , posting career highs in goals , assists , and points , and for the first time in his career took on the role of number one centre . He also tied Wayne Gretzky ' s team record for most points in a period when he assisted on four third period goals against the Detroit Red Wings on November 18 , 2005 . Horcoff was part of the Edmonton Oilers team that made a run to the Stanley Cup Finals . However , the Oilers lost in game 7 of the finals to the Carolina Hurricanes . Horcoff had 7 goals and 12 assists in the 2006 Playoffs . In July 2006 , Horcoff re - signed with the Oilers on a three - year contract . After a disappointing 2006 – 07 season , Horcoff used the offseason to make some changes . In addition to a demanding conditioning regimen , Horcoff went to the Easton factory in Tijuana , Mexico and had a stick custom designed for him . In the summer of 2007 , with the NHLPA looking for a replacement for ousted leader Ted Saskin , Horcoff was one of five players named to the search committee that eventually selected Paul Kelly . Horcoff has represented Canada three times internationally , winning gold in 2003 and 2004 and silver in 2005 at the World Championships . In 2008 Horcoff was elected to the All - Star game in Atlanta where he won the fastest skater in the skills competition . In February 2008 , Horcoff underwent a shoulder surgery ending his 2007 – 08 season . On July 16 , 2008 , the Oilers announced that Horcoff had been signed to a six - year , $ 33 - million contract . Horcoff would see action in 80 games during the 2008 - 09 NHL Season , scoring 17 goals to go with 36 assists . On October 6 , 2010 , Shawn Horcoff was named the 13th captain in Edmonton Oilers ' history . On March 3 , 2011 , Horcoff recorded his 400th career point , tallying 2 assists , in a 4 - 2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets . Personal life . His eyes are two different colours , a condition known as heterochromia . He has one brown eye and one green eye . Horcoff and New York Mets left fielder Jason Bay remain friends , having grown up near each other . Shawn Horcoff has been married to his wife Cindy , of Northville , Michigan , since 2003 and has one daughter , Jade , and one son , Will . Although born in Trail , BC , Canada , he grew up and went to school in Castlegar , BC , Canada .