Tuhia he tohutoro mo tenei whitianga - I whanau mai i Fort William (i Thunder Bay inaianei), Ontario, i takaro a Chorney i nga tau angitu e wha o te hockey o te whare wananga i te Whare Wananga o North Dakota. I whakaingoatia ia ki te kapa NCAA All-Tournament i te 1980, me nga kapa All Star tuatahi e rua i te 1981. I tiimata tana mahi takaro me nga Pittsburgh Penguins nana i tuhi ia i te rauna tuaono o te 1979 NHL Entry Draft. I whakawhitihia a Chorney ki te Los Angeles Kings mo te whiringa tuaono (Stuart Marston) i te 1985 NHL Entry Draft
He aha? Whai muri i tana wa ki nga Kingi, i hainatia ia e te Washington Capitals engari kaore i taea te whiwhi waahi ki te raarangi.