Taylor Chorney
Taylor Chorney (born April 27, 1987) is a Canadian-born American professional 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.
| Taylor Chorney | |
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| Born | April 27, 1987 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Pittsburgh Penguins Edmonton Oilers St. Louis Blues |
| National team |  United States
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| NHL Draft | 36th overall, 2005 Edmonton Oilers |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
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 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.
His father, Marc, played 210 games in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings.
On July 1, 2014, Chorney signed one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.[1]
References
- ↑ "Penguins Sign Defenseman Taylor Chorney". NHL. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
Other websites
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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