ARLINGTON, Va. — The Washington Capitals signed defenceman Taylor Chorney to a $1.6 million, two-year contract extension.
Chorney has been a surprising contributor with the injuries to defencemen Brooks Orpik and John Carlson that pushed him into a more prominent role. Chorney has averaged almost 13 minutes a game this season.
His assists through 45 games are a career high as he has re-established himself as a full-time NHL player.
Signed in the off-season as depth on the blue line, Chorney will count $800,000 against Washington’s salary cap in 2016-17 and 2017-18.
February 19, 2016
Taylor Chorney
SIGNED BY
Washington Capitals
LENGTH
2 yrs
CONTRACT TYPE
Contract Extension
SALARY CAP HIT
$800,000
TOTAL
$1.6 million