Born	April 27, 1987 (1987-04-27) (age 22), Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
NHL team	Edmonton Oilers
NHL Draft	36th overall, 2005 Edmonton Oilers
Pro career	2008 – present

Taylor Chorney (born April 27, 1987, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey defenceman for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was raised in Hastings, Minnesota.

He was drafted by the 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.

His father, Marc, played 210 games in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings.

[edit] External links

• Taylor Chorney's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Bio at North Dakota Fighting Sioux official site

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