Marc Chorney
| Marc Chorney | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 8, 1959 Fort William, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Los Angeles Kings | ||
| NHL Draft |
115th overall, 1979 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1980–1985 | ||
Marcus P. Chorney (born November 8, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
Playing career[edit]
Born in Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario, Chorney played four successful seasons of college hockey at the University of North Dakota. He was named to the NCAA All-Tournament team in 1980, and two first All Star teams in 1981. He began his playing career with the Pittsburgh Penguins who drafted him in the sixth round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. Chorney was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for a sixth round choice (Stuart Marston) in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. After spending a season with the Kings, he was signed by the Washington Capitals but failed to earn a spot on the roster.[1]
Personal life[edit]
His son Taylor Chorney is a defenceman who played in 166 NHL games, and last played for EC Red Bull Salzburg in Austria.[2][3] He has another son, Marcus Chorney, Jr, who plays hockey for the Quinnipiac University Bobcats in the ECAC.[4]
Awards and honors[edit]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1979–80 | [5] |
| All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 1980 | [6] |
| All-WCHA First Team | 1980–81 | [5] |
| AHCA West All-American | 1980–81 | [7] |
Career statistics[edit]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1978–79 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux | WCHA | 41 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux | WCHA | 39 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | North Dakota Fighting Sioux | WCHA | 35 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 60 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Erie Blades | AHL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 67 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 71 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 48 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | ||
| NHL totals | 210 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 209 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=12264Legends[permanent dead link] of Hockey. 2001-07. Retrieved August 21, 2007.
- ^ "Capitals Sign Taylor Chorney". NHL.com. Arlington, VA: Washington Capitals. July 1, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Capitals sign Taylor Chorney". Washington Capitals. July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
- ^ "Marcus Chorney".
- ^ a b "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Binghamton Whalers players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Erie Blades players
- Ice hockey people from Thunder Bay
- Los Angeles Kings players
- North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players
- Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans