Player's Profile
- Name: Taylor Chorney
- Position: D
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 182 lbs
- Birthdate: 1987-04-27
- Eligible for Draft: 2005
- Drafted:
- Hometown: Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Acquired: 2nd round (36th overall), 2005
- Playing In: Pro
Taylor Chorney
Prospect Grade: 6.5 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2003-04: Played for Shattuck-St. Mary's and scored 12-44-56 points in 74 games.
2004-05: Represented the United States at a pair of U18 tournaments in Europe and still played for Shattuck-St.Mary's. Chorney was captain for the Americans at the April tournament.
2005-06: Invited to the USA WJC summer camp in August of 2005, Chorney was a standout despite being one of the youngest players in attendance. Played in the 2006 WJC in Vancouver and was a freshman at North Dakota.
2006-07: Had an impressive sophomore season for the Fighting Sioux and again played in the WJC this time in Sweden and was on the top defensive pairing for USA along with Erik Johnson.
2007-08: Helped North Dakota get back to the Frozen Four but again the team fell short of the prize. Turned pro at the end of the NCAA season.
Talent Analysis
He is slightly undersized for the defensive position but makes up for it with tremendous hockey sense and puck-moving skills. Chorney is a terrific skater, and is usually a sound positional defender. He plays a very heady game and is mature beyond his years.
Chorney is not a physical defender but projects to be a top-four defenseman at the NHL level--mainly because of his sound hockey sense and ability to lead the transition game. He has the ability to quarterback a power play and is a natural leader having been captain at almost every level he's played including internationally with TEAM USA.
Future
Projects as a No. 3-4 defenseman.
Stats
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Profile Last Updated: August, 27th 2009
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