Tom Chorske

Thomas P. Chorske (born September 18, 1966, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a former professional forward in the National Hockey League. In September 2006, he was named color commentator for New Jersey Devils radio broadcasts, a position he only held for a season before being replaced with former team color commentator Sherry Ross (who called games from 1992-1995). 
==Playing career==
Following an outstanding high school hockey career at Minneapolis Southwest High School, Chorske was named Mr. Hockey as the state's most outstanding high school player. Soon after, Tom was selected by the Montreal Canadiens 16th overall in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. 
After being drafted, Chorske played two seasons of NCAA hockey at the University of Minnesota followed by a year playing with the 1987–88 US National Team preparing for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Unfortunately, Chorske was the last player cut from the team as they headed to Calgary for the Olympics. Tom returned to the University of Minnesota for the 1988–89 season and was instrumental in the team's success that year.
In 1989–90, Chorske played 14 games with the Montreal Canadiens, scoring three goals and an assist. After another season in Montreal, he joined the New Jersey Devils, playing 76 games in 1991–92, scoring 19 goals and 36 points. In 1993–94, he had his finest offensive year, scoring 21 goals and 41 points but it was the following season which was by far the most satisfying for Chorske, his teammates and fans of the Devils. After several years of being near the top of the NHL, the Devils finally put it all together in the spring of 1995, defeating the Detroit Red Wings in four straight games to claim the Stanley Cup.
In 1995–96, Chorske joined the Ottawa Senators where he played for two seasons and helped them make their first modern era playoff appearance in 1997. He then headed to New York to suit up for the Islanders where he scored 35 points, including 4 short-handed tallies. During the 1998–99 season, he was sent to the Washington Capitals but had abdominal surgery and was limited to 17 games before finally ending up in Calgary at the trading deadline. In 1999–2000, Chorske played 33 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, his final stop in the NHL. In 2000–01, he appeared in 78 games for the Houston Aeros of the now defunct International Hockey League, scoring 27 goals and 52 points. 
Chorske's NHL totals were 596 games, 115 goals, 122 assists, for 237 points. Overall, he played in 733 professional games. 
==Miscellaneous==
 
*Named to his high school all-conference first team in 1984–85. 
*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 the bronze medal in 1986. 
*Tied for Minnesota (WCHA) lead with 49 points and was All-WCHA First Team in 1988–89. 
*Was on Montreal team that joined Minnesota to compete in the 1990 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. 
*1989–90: Played on AHL regular-season champions (Sherbrooke). 
*Played in Italy during 1994–95 NHL lockout.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1985–86 	University of Minnesota	NCAA 	 	39 	6 	4 	10 	16 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1986–87 	University of Minnesota	NCAA 	 	47 	20 	22 	42 	20 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1988–89 	University of Minnesota	NCAA 	 	37 	25 	24 	49 	28 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1989–90 	Sherbrooke Canadiens 	AHL 	 	59 	22 	24 	46 	54 	 	12 	4 	4 	8 	8
1989–90 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	14 	3 	1 	4 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1990–91 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	57 	9 	11 	20 	32 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1991–92 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	76 	19 	17 	36 	32 	 	7 	0 	3 	3 	4
1992–93 	Utica Devils 	AHL 	 	6 	1 	4 	5 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1992–93 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	50 	7 	12 	19 	25 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1993–94 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	76 	21 	20 	41 	32 	 	20 	4 	3 	7 	0
1994–95 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 	 	42 	10 	8 	18 	16 	 	17 	1 	5 	6 	4
1994–95 	Milan 	Italy 	 	7 	11 	5 	16 	6 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1995–96 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	72 	15 	14 	29 	21 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1996–97 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	68 	18 	8 	26 	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 	 	17 	0 	2 	2 	4 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1998–99 	Calgary Flames 	NHL 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1999–00 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	33 	1 	5 	6 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2000–01 	Houston Aeros 	IHL 	 	78 	27 	25 	52 	36 	 	7 	3 	2 	5 	4
NCAA totals	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals	 	123 	51 	50 	101 	64 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	596 	115 	122 	237 	225 	 	50 	5 	12 	17 	10
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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