ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Taylor Chorney to a one-year, $700,000 contract, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today.
Chorney, 28, has registered seven points (one goal, six assists) and 16 penalty minutes in 68 career NHL games with Edmonton, St. Louis and Pittsburgh. The 6’1”, 189-pound defenseman appeared in seven regular-season games with the Penguins in 2014-15 and made his NHL playoff debut in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the NY Rangers. Chorney was selected by Edmonton in the second round, 36th overall, in the 2005 NHL Draft.