Tom Chorske
Thomas P. "Tom" Chorske ( born September 18, 1966 in Minneapolis, Minnesota ) is a retired American professional ice hockey player who in his playing days from 1985 to 2001 among others for the Canadiens de Montréal, New Jersey Devils, Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders, Washington Capitals, Calgary Flames and Pittsburgh Penguins played in the National Hockey League.
Career
Tom Chorske began his career as a hockey player in the team of the high school teams Southwest High Lakers. After completing his high school career Chorske won the annual award as Minnesota Mr. Hockey, which honors the best high school player of the U.S. state of Minnesota in the calendar year 1985. He was then selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 1985 in the first round than a total of 16 players from the Canadiens de Montréal. First, however, he attended between 1985 and 1989 the University of Minnesota, for their hockey team he played in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Only the 1987/88 season he spent with the U.S. national team, with which he was preparing for the 1988 Winter Olympics, but he was removed 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 was a template. However, he spent the entire rest of the season with Montreal's farm team, the Sherbrooke Canadiens of the American Hockey League. After another year in Montreal, he was released on 20 September 1991 along with Stéphane Richer in exchange for Kirk Muller and Roland Melanson to the New Jersey Devils. In the NHL team New Jersey, he had a regular place in the next four years and won with his team in the season 1994 /95, the prestigious Stanley Cup. He also stood in the 1992/93 season in six games for the Utica Devils in the American Hockey League on the ice. During the 1994/95 Stanley Cup season, he played seven times for the HC Milan in the Italian Serie A.
From 1995 to 1997 was Chorske at the New York Islanders in the NHL under contract. Then he stayed with any of his clubs over a longer period and played until 2000 for New York's league rival Washington Capitals, Calgary Flames and Pittsburgh Penguins. Following the 2000/01 season, he had spent with the Houston Aeros of the International Hockey League, the former national player ended his career at the age of 34 years. After his Karrieende he worked as co-commentator for radio broadcasts of NHL games of his former clubs New Jersey Devils, among others, in the season 2006/ 07.
Internationally
For the United States took Chorske at the World Youth Championship 1986, and the A World Championships in 1989, 1996, 1998 and 1999 in part.