| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 200 |
| Played For: | Pittsburgh Penguins Los Angeles Kings |
| League: | NHL |
| Birth Date: | November 8, 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Fort William, Ontario, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1980 |
| Career End: | 1985 |
| Draft: | 115th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1979 |
| Draft Team: | Pittsburgh Penguins |
Marcus P. Chorney (born November 8, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
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]
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]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1979–80 | [5] |
| All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 1980 | [6] |
| All-WCHA First Team | 1980–81 | |
| AHCA West All-American | 1980–81 | [7] |
| 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 | ||||