Wolves Name Taylor Chorney Team Captain
Published on December 18, 2013 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Chicago Wolves News Release
The Chicago Wolves have named defenseman TAYLOR CHORNEY team captain for the 2013-14 season.
The 26-year-old defenseman becomes the ninth captain in Wolves history and the third defenseman to don the "C". He joins Steve Maltais (1994-96 and 1997-2005), Troy Murray (1996-97), Kevin Dahl (2000-01), Derek MacKenzie (2005-06), Darren Haydar (2007-08 and 2012-13), Jamie Rivers (2008-09), Jason Krog (2009-11), and Nolan Baumgartner (2011-12) on the list of Chicago captains.
Forwards KEITH AUCOIN, ALEXANDRE BOLDUC, and MARK MANCARI have been named alternate captains for the remainder of the season.
CHORNEY paces team rear guards with 4 goals and shares second among Chicago defenseman with 9 points in 24 games this season. Overall, he has posted 26 goals, 82 assists, and 108 points in 293 career AHL games with Springfield (2008-10), Oklahoma City (2010-12), Peoria (2012-13), and Chicago (2013-14).
The Thunder Bay, Ontario, native also has skated in 59 career National Hockey League contests with Edmonton (2008-12) and St. Louis (2011-12), collecting 6 assists and 7 points.
The Wolves host the Hamilton Bulldogs at 11 a.m. today in the team's first School-Day Game of the season. For more information or to buy tickets to upcoming home games, visit chicagowolves.com or call 1-800-THE-WOLVES.
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