#8 Prospect: Taylor Chorney

Current Rank: #8Summer 2009: #14The best thing I've ever read about Taylor Chorney came from Geoff Ward in the fall of 2005. He said "This is a guy that every game I have seen him in has gotten better. As a freshman playing against 22 and 23-year olds it can be intimidating, but he's done a good job. Chorney is steady in all areas and that is what stands out. He's a strong passer, moves the puck well and what I really like is that he follows the puck up ice so he's always in position to be the 4th man."Current Springfield coach Rob Daum has been quoted a few times in regard to Chorney and those quotes serve as a bookend to Ward's comments. Here's what he told Coming Down the Pipe earlier this fall: The thing with Taylor is that it is a huge adjustment from going from college to the American Hockey League. Especially as a defenseman, I think that's the most difficult transition to make. When I saw him here (Springfield) last season he seemed to b...