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Taylor Chorney (born April 27, 1987) is a Canadian-born American professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Chorney was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, but grew up in Hastings, Minnesota.
Playing career
Chorney was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers with the 36th overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He previously played at the University of North Dakota. He also was on Team USA at the 2006 World Junior Championships. Chorney represented the USA again in the 2007 World Juniors, where he was team captain. He made his NHL debut on April 10, 2009 against the Calgary Flames. He recorded his first NHL point in his first game of the 2009-10 season, by assisting one of Zack Stortini's two goals on October 12, 2009 on the road against the Nashville Predators. Taylor Chorney scored his first NHL goal against the Dallas Stars on February 15, 2011 at Rexall Place.
On October 10, 2011, Chorney was placed on waivers with the purpose of being assigned with the Oklahoma City Barons. On October 11, 2011, Chorney was claimed off of waivers by the St. Louis Blues. After only two games with the Blues on November 10, 2011, he was again waived and was re-claimed by the Edmonton Oilers.
On July 1, 2012, Chorney signed a one-year, two-way deal as a free agent to return to the St. Louis Blues.
On July 1, 2014, Chorney joined his third NHL club, in signing a one-year two way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Chorney spent the majority of the 2014–15 season with AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, however appeared in 7 games with Pittsburgh on recall.
On the first day of free agency, Chorney was signed to a one-year contract with the Washington Capitals on July 1, 2015.
Personal information
His father, Marc, played 210 games in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings. He has a younger brother, Marcus Chorney, who plays hockey at Shattuck St. Mary's prep school located in Fairbult, Minnesota.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 44 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 39 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 43 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 68 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 32 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 42 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 46 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 50 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 73 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 69 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 62 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 55 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 123 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | United States | U18 |  | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2006 | United States | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2007 | United States | WJC |  | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2010 | United States | WC | 13th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | ||||
| Senior totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Second Team | 2006–07 | |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 2006–07 | |
| WCHA All-Tournament Team | 2007 | |
| All-WCHA First Team | 2007–08 | |
| WCHA All-Tournament Team | 2008 |