The Detroit Red Wings have named Shawn Horcoff of Trail, British Columbia their general manager according to the Associated Press on Tuesday. He is the 13th general manager in Red Wings history, and all of the prior general managers have been Canadian.
It should be noted that Horcoff is only the interim general manager at this time. However, he is considered a candidate for the permanent position. Whether or not he becomes the Red Wings’s full-time GM depends on their start to the 2026-27 NHL season. Detroit has not made the Stanley Cup Playoffs since 2016. That is a little ironic when you consider the fact the Red Wings made the playoffs every year from 1987 to 2016.
Horcoff played 15 NHL seasons from 2000 to 2016 with the Edmonton Oilers (2000 to 2013), Dallas Stars (2013 to 2015) and Anaheim Ducks (2015 to 2016). He was a NHL Al-Star with the Oilers in 2007-08. In 1008 NHL regular season games, Horcoff had 186 goals and 325 assists for 511 points. He was a -27 with 624 penalty minutes, 143 power-play points, 16 shorthanded points, 28 game-winning goals, and 1523 shots on goal.
Since his retirement as a player, Horcoff has been with the Red Wings organization. He has been their director of player development from 2016 to 2022, their assistant director of player personnel from 2000 to 2022, and their assistant general manager from 2021 to 2026.
The first Red Wings general manager in franchise history was Art Duncan of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario from 1926 to 1927. He was followed by Hall of Famer Jack Adams of Fort William, Ontario (1927-1962), Hockey Hall of Famer Sid Abel of Melville, Saskatchewan (1962-1971), Ned Harkness of Ottawa, Ontario (1971-1974), Jimmy Skinner of Selkirk, Manitoba (1974, and again from 1980 to 1982), Hockey Hall of Famer Alex Delvecchio of Fort William, Ontario (1974-1977), Hockey Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay of Renfrew, Ontario (1976-1980), Hockey Hall of Famer Jim Devellano of Toronto, Ontario (1982-1990 and 1994-1997), Bryan Murray of Shawville, Quebec (1990-1994), Hockey Hall of Famer Scotty Bowman of Verdun, Quebec (1994-1997), Ken Holland of Vernon, British Columbia (1997-2019), and Canadian Olympic gold medalist and Hockey Hall of Famer Steve Yzerman of Cranbrook, British Columbia. Yzerman won a gold medal for Canada at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
