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1985 NHL DRAFT PICK
Tom Chorske
Selected in first round
No. 16 overall by Montreal Canadiens

Born September 18, 1966
Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-1   Weight: 185
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Minneapolis Southwest (Minn. H.S.)  
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1981-82 SouthwestMinn. H.S. ---- ---- --
1982-83 SouthwestMinn. H.S. ---- ---- --
1983-84 SouthwestMinn. H.S. ---- ---- --
1984-85 SouthwestMinn. H.S. 2344 2670 --

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Minnesota High School Mr. Hockey Award:
1984-85 (Southwest)
Minn. H.S. All-State First Team: 1983-84, 1984-85 (Southwest)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by NHL Central Scouting Bureau as No. 22 overall prospect for the 1985 NHL draft. ... Also played quarterback for Minneapolis Southwest High School football team in 1983 and 1984. ... Named to his high school all-conference first team in 1984-85. ... Played for Team Minnesota in 1985 U.S. Junior Olympic Tournament. ... Coached by Jim Baxter during his first three years of high school. Baxter's predecessor at Southwest High School, Dave Peterson, later named Chorske to Team USA for the 1987-88 pre-Olympic tour.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 5, 1989 (Montreal at Hartford)
Numbers:  31 (Montreal); 9, 17 (New Jersey); 17 (Ott.); 14, 15 (NYI);
9 (Washington); 26 (Calgary); 17 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: 1995.  Playing Status: Retired 2001
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1989-2000 Mont., N.J., Ott., NYI,
Wash., Calgary, Pitt.
596 114122 237225
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPG ATP PIM
1992-1997 New Jersey, Ottawa50 512 1710

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Missed part of 1989-90 season with hip pointer, an injury suffered during Montreal's Oct. 26, 1989, game, at Chicago. He did not return to action until Montreal's Nov. 4, 1989, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with sprained right shoulder, an injury suffered during Montreal's March 14, 1991, game at Boston. He did not return to action until Montreal's March 25, 1991, game vs. Hartford. ... Scored goal and had two assists in his first game in a New Jersey uniform, on Oct. 5, 1991, vs. St. Louis. ... Led New Jersey with three shorthanded goals in 1991-92. ... Tied for New Jersey lead with five shorthanded points in 1991-92. ... Also played right wing for New Jersey in 1992-93. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with charley horse, suffered during New Jersey's Jan. 14, 1993, game vs. Los Angeles. He did not return to action until New Jersey's Jan. 22, 1993, game vs. Montreal. ... Switched from No. 9 to No. 17 for New Jersey prior to 1993-94 season so that Bernie Nicholls could wear No. 9. ... Shifted from his natural position of left wing to play right wing on a full-time basis during 1993-94 season. He later shifted back to left wing for the balance of his NHL career. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with elbow injury, suffered during New Jersey's April 10, 1994, game at Florida. ... Missed part of 1995 season with pulled groin, an injury suffered during New Jersey's April 1, 1995, game vs. Montreal. ... Played on line with Bob Carpenter and Stephane Richer for New Jersey in 1995. ... Missed part of 1995 season with bruised right leg, an injury suffered during New Jersey's April 20, 1995, game at Florida. He did not return to action until New Jersey's April 28, 1995, game vs. Florida. ... Placed on waivers by New Jersey and claimed by Ottawa on Oct. 5, 1995. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with back injury, suffered in December 1995. ... Missed part of 1995-96 season with the flu, an illness contracted in January 1996. ... Tied for Ottawa lead with two shorthanded goals in 1995-96. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with hip pointer injury, suffered during Ottawa's Oct. 9, 1996, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. He did not return to action until Ottawa's Oct. 23, 1996, game at Florida. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with re-aggravation of hip injury, suffered during Ottawa's Oct. 26, 1996, game at Dallas. He did not return to action until Ottawa's Nov. 7, 1996, game vs. Toronto. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with left eye injury, suffered when he was hit in the eye by a stick during Ottawa's Dec. 15, 1996, game vs. Dallas. The injury required laser retinal surgery on Dec. 18, 1996, and Chorske did not return to action until Ottawa's Jan. 1, 1997, game vs. Boston. ... Missed part of 1997 playoffs with the flu, an illness contracted in April 1997. ... Left unprotected by Ottawa for 1997 NHL Waiver Draft. He was claimed by N.Y. Islanders on Sept. 27, 1997. ... Beat Patrick Roy on shorthanded penalty-shot goal during N.Y. Islanders' March 7, 1998, game vs. Colorado. ... Finished seventh in NHL and led N.Y. Islanders with four shorthanded goals in 1997-98. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with strained groin, an injury suffered during N.Y. Islanders' Oct. 12, 1998, game at Boston. While he was out with the injury, the Islanders traded Chorske and 1999 eighth-round pick (Maxim Orlov) to Washington in exchange for 1999 sixth-round pick (Bjorn Melin) on Oct. 16, 1998. He did not return until Washington's Oct. 23, 1998, game at Buffalo. ... Missed more than half of 1998-99 season with strained abdomen, an injury initially suffered during Washington's Nov. 20, 1998, game vs. Ottawa and re-aggravated for the finals time during Washington's Nov. 28, 1998, game at St. Louis. The injury required surgery, and Chorske did not return to action until Washington's March 15, 1999, game at N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of 1998-99 season with re-aggravation of abdominal injury, suffered in Calgary's April 3, 1999, game vs. Toronto. He did not return until Calgary's April 15, 1999, game vs. Colorado. ... Signed with Pittsburgh as a Group III unrestricted free agent on Sept. 2, 1999. ... Missed part of 1999-00 season with separated right shoulder, suffered during Pittsburgh's Dec. 18, 1999, game vs. Florida. He did not return to action until Pittsburgh's Jan. 13, 2000, game at Colorado. ... Missed remainder of 1999-00 season and entire 2000 playoffs with strained shoulder, an injury suffered in Pittsburgh's Feb. 3, 2000, game vs. N.Y. Islanders -- the final game of his NHL career.
NHL SALARY HISTORY
Contract signed with Montreal on Aug. 17, 1989
(Three years, $450,000 Cdn., including club option, plus incentives)
1989-90: $125,000 (Cdn.)
(earned $40,000 in AHL) ($32,000 U.S.)
1990-91: $225,000 (Cdn.) (with bonus)
($180,000 U.S.)
$80K Cdn. bonus for 20 GP in 90-91
Montreal picks up option, 6/30/91
1991-92: $180,000 (Cdn.)
($160,000 U.S.)
Contract signed with New Jersey in September 1992
(Three years, $900,000. Contract later finalized in arbitration)
1992-93: $275,000 1993-94: $300,000 1994-95: $325,000
(renegotiated, never paid)
Contract extension with New Jersey signed Jan. 31, 1995
(Three years, $1.2 million, plus incentives)
1995: $489,304
(incentives: $89,304)
1995-96: $496,000
(incentives: $96,000)
1996-97: $400,000
(renegotiated, never paid)
Contract extension with Ottawa signed July 31, 1996
(Three years, $1.7 million, plus incentives)
1996-97: $577,000
(incentives: $77,000)
1997-98: $600,000 1998-99: $600,000
 
Contract signed with Pittsburgh on Sept. 2, 1999
(One year, $400,000, plus club option for second year)
1999-00: $400,000
Pittsburgh declined option on June 30, 2000
Total NHL Earnings: $4,109,304
(Base salary payout plus reported bonuses through 1999-00)
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota (WCHA); Team USA; Sherbrooke (AHL); Utica (AHL); Milan Devils (Italy); Houston (IHL)
World Championships: 1989 (sixth place), 1996 (bronze medal); 1998 (12th place), 1999 (5-8 place)
World Junior Championships: 1986 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHA All-Star First Team:
1988-89 (Minnesota)
1989-90: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Sherbrooke).
Education: Majored in business at University of Minnesota.
Miscellaneous: Competed in 1985 U.S. National Sports Festival in Baton Rouge, La. ... Played on first U.S. team to win a medal at World Junior Championships when he won bronze medal in 1986. ... Competed in 1986 U.S. National Sports Festival in Houston. ... Left University of Minnesota after his sophomore year to joint U.S. Olympic program. He spent the majority of the 1987-88 season with Team USA on its pre-Olympic tour, but was last player cut from roster before the Olympics. ... Competed in 1987 U.S. National Sports Festival in Greensboro, N.C.. ... Wore No. 7 for Team USA in 1987-88. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with separated shoulder, an injury suffered in Minnesota's Nov. 18, 1988, game at Minnesota-Duluth. He did not return until Minnesota's Dec. 29, 1988, game at Denver. ... Tied for Minnesota (WCHA) lead with 49 points in 1988-89. ... Left University of Minnesota after his junior year to pursue pro hockey career. ... Was on Montreal team that joined Minnesota to compete in the 1990 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. ... Played in Italy during 1994-95 NHL lockout. ... Signed with Houston (IHL) as unrestricted free agent prior to 2000-01 season. ... Worked as a senior account executive in  the St. Paul, Minn., office of Merrill Corp. after his retirement. ... Also served as a senior instructor at Canadian Hockey Connection hockey school in Frederick, Md., after retirement.
Personal: Full name is Thomas P. Chorske.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Montreal traded Chorske and Stephane Richer to New Jersey for Kirk Muller and Roland Melanson on September 20, 1991.

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