Tom Chorske

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United StatesUnited States  Tom Chorske Ice hockey player
Date of birth September 18, 1966
place of birth Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA
size 185 cm
Weight 95 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1985 , 1st lap, 16th position
Canadiens de Montréal
Career stations
1985-1987 University of Minnesota
1987-1988 USA hockey
1988-1989 University of Minnesota
1989-1991 Canadiens de Montréal
1991-1995 New Jersey Devils
1995 HC Devils Milano
1995-1997 Ottawa Senators
1997-1998 New York Islanders
1998-1999 Washington Capitals
1999 Calgary Flames
1999-2000 Pittsburgh Penguins
2000-2001 Houston Eros

Thomas Patrick "Tom" Chorske (born September 18, 1966 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) is a former American ice hockey player who played 646 games for the Canadiens de Montréal , New Jersey Devils , Ottawa between 1985 and 2001 Senators , New York Islanders , Washington Capitals , Calgary Flames and Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League on the left winger position . Chorske celebrated his greatest career success in the service of the New Jersey Devils when he won the Stanley Cup in 1995 .

Career

Tom Chorske began his career as a hockey player on the team on the Southwest High Lakers high school team . After completing his high school career, Chorske won the first Minnesota Mr. Hockey award in calendar year 1985, which honors the best high school player in the US state of Minnesota . He was then selected in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft in the first round as the 16th player of the Canadiens de Montréal . First, however, he attended between 1985 and 1989 the University of Minnesota , for whose ice hockey team he played in the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Only the 1987/88 season he spent with the US national team , with which he was preparing for the 1988 Winter Olympics , but he was deleted from the Olympic squad shortly before the competition.

During the 1989/90 season Chorske made his debut in the National Hockey League for the Canadiens de Montréal. In his rookie year , he scored three goals in 14 games and gave one assist. However, he spent the rest of the season with Montréals farm team , the Canadiens de Sherbrooke from the American Hockey League . After another year in Montréal, he was given to the New Jersey Devils on September 20, 1991 together with Stéphane Richer in exchange for Kirk Muller and Roland Melanson . In the NHL team New Jersey he had a regular place in the following four years and won the prestigious Stanley Cup with his team in the 1994/95 season . He was also in the 1992/93 season in six games for the Utica Devils in the American Hockey League on the ice. During the Stanley Cup 1994/95 season he played seven times for the HC Devils Milano in the Italian Serie A .

From 1995 to 1997 Chorske was under contract with the New York Islanders in the NHL. He then stayed with none of his clubs for an extended period and played for New York's league rivals Washington Capitals , Calgary Flames and Pittsburgh Penguins until 2000 . Following the 2000/01 season, which he had spent with the Houston Eros in the International Hockey League , the former national player ended his active career at the age of 34. After the end of his career, he worked, among other things, in the 2006/07 season as a co-commentator for the radio broadcasts of the NHL games of his ex-club New Jersey Devils.

International

For the USA , Chorske took part in the 1986 World Junior Championships and the 1989 , 1996 , 1998 and 1999 World Championships . He won the bronze medal both in 1986 with the juniors and ten years later with the A selection.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1985/86 University of Minnesota NCAA 39 6th 4th 10 16
1986/87 University of Minnesota NCAA 47 20th 22nd 42 20th
1987/88 USA hockey International 36 9 16 25th 24
1988/89 University of Minnesota NCAA 37 25th 24 49 28
1989/90 Canadiens de Sherbrooke AHL 59 22nd 24 46 54 12 4th 4th 8th 8th
1989/90 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 14th 3 1 4th 2 - - - - -
1990/91 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 57 9 11 20th 32 - - - - -
1991/92 New Jersey Devils NHL 76 19th 17th 36 32 7th 0 3 3 4th
1992/93 Utica Devils AHL 6th 1 4th 5 2 - - - - -
1992/93 New Jersey Devils NHL 50 7th 12 19th 25th 1 0 0 0 0
1993/94 New Jersey Devils NHL 76 21st 20th 41 32 20th 4th 3 7th 0
1994/95 New Jersey Devils NHL 42 10 8th 18th 16 17th 1 5 6th 4th
1994/95 HC Devils Milano Series A1 7th 11 5 16 6th - - - - -
1994/95 HC Devils Milano Six Nations Tournament 4th 6th 7th 13 2 - - - - -
1995/96 Ottawa Senators NHL 72 15th 14th 29 21st - - - - -
1996/97 Ottawa Senators NHL 68 18th 8th 26th 16 5 0 1 1 2
1997/98 New York Islanders NHL 82 12 23 35 39 - - - - -
1998/99 New York Islanders NHL 2 0 1 1 2 - - - - -
1998/99 Washington Capitals NHL 17th 0 2 2 4th - - - - -
1998/99 Calgary Flames NHL 7th 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
1999/00 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 33 1 5 6th 2 - - - - -
2000/01 Houston Eros IHL 78 27 25th 52 36 7th 3 2 5 4th
NCAA overall 123 51 50 101 64
AHL total 65 23 28 51 56 12 4th 4th 8th 8th
NHL overall 596 115 122 237 225 50 5 12 17th 10

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1986 United States June World Cup 3rd place, bronze 7th 1 0 1 2
1989 United States WM 6th place 9 2 1 3 6th
1996 United States WM 3rd place, bronze 8th 1 2 3 16
1998 United States WM 12th place 6th 1 1 2 0
1999 United States WM 6th place 6th 1 1 2 4th
Juniors overall 7th 1 0 1 2
Men overall 29 5 5 10 26th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ minnesotaminutemen.com, Minnesota Mr. Hockey past winners
personal data
SURNAME Choir, Tom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chorske, Thomas Patrick (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA