College
On April 25, 2024, Horcoff committed to play college ice hockey at Michigan. [5] On December 27, 2024, it was announced he would enroll early at Michigan and join the team as a mid-season addition at 17 years old. [6] [7] He made his collegiate debut on January 3, 2025, against Ohio State during the Frozen Confines at Wrigley Field. [8] [9] During the game he scored a goal and an assist, both on the power play. [10] [11] He finished the 2024–25 season with four goals and six assists in 18 games. [1]
On November 28, 2025, during a game against Harvard, he scored two goals, and one assist, to extend his nation goal-scoring lead. [12] The next day he again scored two goals, including the game-winning goal in overtime, to help Michigan sweep the weekend series. [13] He was subsequently named the Big Ten First Star of the Week. [14] During November 2025, he led the nation in goals with nine in nine games, while adding four assists for 14 points to average 1.44 points per game. Five of his nine goals were game-winning goals. He became the first Michigan player to have 18 goals in 18 games since Hobey Baker Award winner Kevin Porter during the 2007–08 season. He was named the Hockey Commissioners Association (HCA) Player of the Month. [15]
Skating on a line with centre Michael Hage, Horcoff has formed one of the most productive duos in NCAA hockey, with both players tied for the national scoring lead early in the 2025–26 season [16] .
