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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Taylor Chorney.JPG
| image_size=200px
| position = [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|Defence]]
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 193
| team = [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| former_teams = [[Edmonton Oilers]]<br>[[St. Louis Blues]]
| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| ntl_team = United States
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|4|27|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Thunder Bay]], [[Ontario|ON]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| draft = 36th overall
| draft_year = 2005
| draft_team = [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| career_start = 2008
}}
'''Taylor Chorney''' (born April 27, 1987) is a [[Canadian]]-born [[Americans|American]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman (ice hockey)|defenceman]]. He currently plays for the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He has also played for the [[Edmonton Oilers]] and [[St. Louis Blues]].

He 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 Ice Hockey Championships|2006 World Junior Championships]]. Chorney represented the USA again in the [[2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|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]].

His father, [[Marc Chorney|Marc]], played 210 games in the [[National Hockey League|NHL]] for the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] and [[Los Angeles Kings]].

On July 1, 2014, Chorney signed one-year, two-way contract with the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725013|accessdate=July 3, 2014|title=Penguins Sign Defenseman Taylor Chorney|publisher=NHL}}</ref>
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[[Category:1987 births]]
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[[Category:American ice hockey defensemen]]
[[Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen]]
[[Category:Chicago Wolves players]]
[[Category:Edmonton Oilers players]]
[[Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario]]
[[Category:Oklahoma City Barons players]]
[[Category:Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Thunder Bay]]
[[Category:Springfield Falcons players]]
[[Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players]]

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