Taylor Chorney

{{Short description|Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1987)}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Taylor Chorney 2016-04-07 1.JPG

| caption = Chorney with the Capitals in 2016.

| played_for = Edmonton Oilers
St. Louis Blues
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals
Columbus Blue Jackets
HC Lugano
EC Red Bull Salzburg

| league = NHL
NL
IceHL

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 189

| ntl_team = United States

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|04|27}}

| birth_place = Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

| draft = 36th overall

| draft_year = 2005

| draft_team = Edmonton Oilers

| career_start = 2008

| career_end = 2021

}}

Taylor Chorney (born April 27, 1987) is a Canadian-born American former ice hockey defenceman. He played parts of eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, and Columbus Blue Jackets.

Playing career

File:Taylor Chorney.JPG

Prior to being drafted by the Edmonton Oilers with the 36th overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Chorney 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.

Chorney made his NHL debut on April 10, 2009, against the Calgary Flames.{{cite web|title=Oilers halt Flames' drive for first in Northwest with 5-1 win|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-halt-flames-drive-for-first-in-northwest-with-5-1-win/c-417714|website=NHL.com|accessdate=February 19, 2018|location=Edmonton|date=April 11, 2009|quote=Defenceman Taylor Chorney made his NHL debut for Edmonton}} 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.{{cite web|title=Oilers 6, Predators 1|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-6-predators-1/c-113572|website=NHL.com|accessdate=February 19, 2018|location=Nashville, Tenn|date=October 12, 2009}} Taylor Chorney scored his first NHL goal against the Dallas Stars on February 15, 2011, at Rexall Place.{{cite web|last1=Dittrick|first1=Ryan|title=Under the Scope: Oilers vs. Stars|url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/under-the-scope-oilers-vs-stars/c-552870|website=NHL.com|publisher=Edmonton Oilers|accessdate=February 19, 2018|date=February 16, 2011}}

On October 10, 2011, Chorney was placed on waivers with the purpose of being assigned with the Oklahoma City Barons.{{cite news|title=Oilers assign Chorney|url=http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=595308|accessdate=2011-10-10|date=2011-10-10|publisher=Edmonton Oilers Press Release}} On October 11, 2011, Chorney was claimed off of waivers by the St. Louis Blues.{{cite web|title=St. Louis Blues claim defenceman Taylor Chorney off waivers from Edmonton Oilers|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/st-louis-blues-claim-defenceman-taylor-chorney-off-waivers-from-edmonton-oilers/c-595428|website=NHL.com|accessdate=February 22, 2018|location=St. Louis|date=October 11, 2011}} After only two games with the Blues on November 10, 2011, he was again waived and was re-claimed by the Edmonton Oilers.{{cite web|last1=Van Diest|first1=Derek|title=Chorney back with Oilers|url=https://lfpress.com/sports/hockey/2011/11/19/18992221.html|website=lfpress.com|publisher=The London Free Press|accessdate=February 22, 2018|date=November 19, 2011}}

On July 1, 2012, Chorney signed a one-year, two-way deal as a free agent to return to the St. Louis Blues.{{cite web| url = http://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/blues-active-but-quiet-on-first-day-of-free-agency/article_09683842-c395-11e1-a35c-001a4bcf6878.html | title = Blues active but quiet on first day of free agency | publisher = Stltoday.com | date = 2012-07-01 | accessdate = 2012-07-01}}

On July 1, 2014, Chorney joined his third NHL club, in signing a one-year two way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.{{cite web| url = http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725013 | title = Penguins sign defenseman Taylor Chorney | publisher = Pittsburgh Penguins | date = 2014-07-01 | accessdate = 2014-07-01}} 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.{{cite web|title=Capitals Sign Taylor Chorney|url=https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/capitals-sign-taylor-chorney/c-773360|website=NHL.com|publisher=Washington Capitals|accessdate=February 19, 2018|location=Arlington, VA|date=July 1, 2015}} After appearing in 24 games during the 2017–18 season Chorney was placed on waivers by the Capitals on February 20, 2018,{{cite news|last1=Paras|first1=Matthew|title=Capitals place Taylor Chorney on waivers|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/20/capitals-place-taylor-chorney-waivers/|accessdate=February 21, 2018|publisher=The Washington Times|date=February 20, 2018}} and was claimed by the Columbus Blue Jackets the following day.{{cite web|title=Jackets place Nick Foligno on IR, claim Taylor Chorney off waivers|url=https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/news/columbus-blue-jackets-roster-moves-february-21/c-296198012|website=NHL.com|publisher=Columbus Blue Jackets|accessdate=February 22, 2018|date=February 21, 2018}} Chorney remained on the Blue Jackets roster, however frequented as a healthy scratch. He appeared in just 1 game with the Blue Jackets to end the season. Although he did not finish the season with the Capitals and ultimately missed out on being on the roster for Washington's Stanley Cup championship, he was awarded a Stanley Cup ring by his former teammates.{{cite web |last1=Weiswerda |first1=Brennin |last2=Abramo |first2=Donya |title=Capitals players present Taylor Chorney with Stanley Cup championship ring |url=https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2019/04/07/capitals-players-present-taylor-chorney-with-stanley-cup-championship-ring/ |website=Russian Machine Never Breaks |publisher=RMNB LLC. |access-date=17 June 2023 |date=7 April 2019}}

As a free agent, Chorney left the NHL after 8 seasons in agreeing to an optional two-year contract with the Swiss HC Lugano of the NL, on July 7, 2018.{{cite web| url = https://www.hclugano.ch/2018/07/07/ecco-il-difensore-straniero-dellhcl-taylor-chorney/ | title = Lugano add NHL defenseman Taylor Chorney | publisher = HC Lugano | date = 2018-07-07 | accessdate = 2018-07-07 | language = Italian}} On April 8, 2019, Lugano activated Chorney's option for a second season with the team. For 2020–21, Chorney signed with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the IceHL. {{Cite web|url=https://ecrbs.redbulls.com/en/defender-taylor-chorney-joins-salzburg|title=EC Red Bull Salzburg}}

Chorney retired from professional hockey after the conclusion of the 2020–21 IceHL season.{{cite web|last=Schlossman|first=Brad|url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/hockey/6975774-Taylor-Chorney-retires-after-13-pro-seasons-eight-in-the-NHL|title=Taylor Chorney retires after 13 pro seasons, eight in the NHL|publisher=Grand Forks Herald|date=April 8, 2021|access-date=April 11, 2021}}

Personal life

Chorney was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, but grew up in Hastings, Minnesota, and has dual citizenship to Canada and the United States, as he was born to a Canadian father and an American mother.

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 previously played hockey at Shattuck St. Mary's prep school located in Fairbult, Minnesota. He currently plays for Quinnipiac University.{{cite web|title=MARCUS CHORNEY|url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=276133|website=eliteprospects.com|accessdate=February 19, 2018}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2003–04

| Shattuck–Saint Mary's

| HS–Prep

| 74

| 12

| 44

| 56

| 58

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2004–05

| Shattuck–Saint Mary's

| HS–Prep

| 50

| 4

| 30

| 34

| 52

| —

2004–05

| U.S. NTDP U18

| USDP

| 11

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 12

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2005–06

| University of North Dakota

| WCHA

| 44

| 3

| 15

| 18

| 54

| —

2006–07

| University of North Dakota

| WCHA

| 39

| 8

| 23

| 31

| 48

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2007–08

| University of North Dakota

| WCHA

| 43

| 3

| 21

| 24

| —

2008–09

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 68

| 5

| 16

| 21

| 22

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Edmonton Oilers

| NHL

| 2

| 0

| —

2009–10

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 32

| 4

| 9

| 13

| 14

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009–10

| Edmonton Oilers

| NHL

| 42

| 0

| 3

| 12

| —

2010–11

| Oklahoma City Barons

| AHL

| 46

| 3

| 13

| 16

| 22

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Edmonton Oilers

| NHL

| 12

| 1

| 3

| 4

| —

2011–12

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 2

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| Oklahoma City Barons

| AHL

| 50

| 6

| 18

| 24

| 29

| 10

| 0

| 1

| 6

2011–12

| Edmonton Oilers

| NHL

| 3

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2012–13

| Peoria Rivermen

| AHL

| 73

| 4

| 20

| 24

| 37

| —

2013–14

| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 69

| 5

| 20

| 25

| 37

| 9

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014–15

| Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins

| AHL

| 62

| 4

| 15

| 19

| 42

| 6

| 1

| 2

| 6

2014–15

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 7

| 0

| 5

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| Washington Capitals

| NHL

| 55

| 1

| 5

| 6

| 21

| 7

| 0

| 1

| 4

2016–17

| Washington Capitals

| NHL

| 18

| 1

| 4

| 5

| 11

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017–18

| Washington Capitals

| NHL

| 24

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 8

| —

2017–18

| Columbus Blue Jackets

| NHL

| 1

| 0

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| HC Lugano

| NL

| 48

| 5

| 20

| 25

| 40

| 4

| 0

| 4

2019–20

| HC Lugano

| NL

| 42

| 1

| 12

| 13

| 22

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2020–21

| EC Red Bull Salzburg

| ICEHL

| 34

| 4

| 10

| 14

| 20

| 11

| 0

| 1

| 2

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 400

! 31

! 111

! 142

! 203

! 25

! 2

! 3

! 5

! 14

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 166

! 4

! 18

! 22

! 56

! 12

! 0

! 1

! 6

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2005

| United States

| WJC18

| {{gold1}}

| 6

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 8

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006

| United States

| WJC

| 4th

| 7

| 0

| 6

2007

| United States

| WJC

| {{bronze3}}

| 7

| 1

| 5

| 6

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010

| United States

| WC

| 13th

| 6

| 0

| 2

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! colspan=4 | Junior totals

! 20

! 2

! 5

! 7

! 18

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan=4 | Senior totals

! 6

! 0

! 2

Awards and honors

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Year

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| colspan="3" | College

All-WCHA Second Team

| 2006–07

AHCA West Second-Team All-American

| 2006–07

WCHA All-Tournament Team

| 2007, 2008

| {{cite news|title=WCHA Tourney History|url=http://wcha.com/men/tourney/history.php|publisher=WCHA|accessdate=2014-06-26}}

All-WCHA First Team

| 2007–08

References

External links

{{Ice hockey stats|nhl=8471710|elite=9204|espn=|euro=|hr=c/chornta01|hockeydb=87886|legendsm=|legends=|legendstype=|tsn=}}
[http://www.undsports.com//ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=58685&SPID=6405&DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=749597&Q_SEASON=2007 Bio at undsports.com]

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Category:Ice hockey players from Minnesota

Category:HC Lugano players

Category:North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players