Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame |
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- Born: September 12, 1931 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Died: December 5, 2008 at Brandon, Manitoba
- Brother: Bob Chorley
- Position: Right Wing & Coach
Born in Winnipeg, this right winger played his junior hockey with the Winnipeg Monarchs leading the club in 1951 to the Memorial Cup final. He played on two WHL championship teams with Brandon Regals in 1957 and Vancouver Canucks in 1958 and followed it up with two more IHL championships with St. Paul Saints in 1960 and 1961. He was also a member of the 1964 Winnipeg Maroons who were Allan Cup champions. He shared an IHL record when he scored six goals and recorded five assists in a game on January 17, 1962. In a professional career of 700 games Elliot Chorley totalled 240 goals, 310 assists and 550 points.
Career Statistics[]
Playing[]
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1948-49 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
1949-50 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 34 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||
1950-51 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 35 | 38 | 32 | 70 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 8 | ||
M-Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 24 | ||||
1951-52 | Glace Bay Miners | MMHL | 81 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
1952-53 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 34 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1953-54 | Syracuse Warriors | AHL | 23 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Sydney Millionaires | MMHL | 25 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |||
1954-55 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 52 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
1955-56 | Regina-Brandon Regals | WHL | 66 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1956-57 | Brandon Regals | WHL | 69 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
Ed-Trophy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||
1957-58 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 69 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||
1958-59 | Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 60 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1959-60 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
St. Paul Saints | IHL | 39 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 | |||
1960-61 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
St. Paul Saints | IHL | 42 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | |||
1961-62 | St. Paul Saints | IHL | 68 | 41 | 49 | 90 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | ||
1962-63 | St. Paul Saints | IHL | 66 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1963-64 | Winnipeg Maroons | SSHL | 14 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
A-Cup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4 | ||||
1964-65 | Canada Nationals | SSHL | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1965-66 | Winnipeg Maroons | MSHL | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||
1966-67 | Winnipeg Maroons | MSHL | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||
1975-76 | Brandon Olympics | CASHL | Statistics Unavailable |
Coaching[]
Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | Type | GP | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | GP | W | L | Results | ||
1967-68 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WCJHL | Head | 43 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 31 | - | - | |||||
1976-77 | Brandon Travellers | MJHL | Head | 48 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 26 | 5th North | DNQ |
Awards & Achievements[]
- MJHL First All-Star Team (1950 & 1951)
- MJHL Goal Scoring Leader (1951), setting League Record
- MJHL Record Most Points for Right Wing (1951)
- Turnbull Cup Manitoba Junior Hockey League Championship (1951)
- Abbott Cup Western Canada Junior A Championship (1951)
- Western Hockey League Championship (1957 & 1958)
- International Hockey League Championship (1960 & 1961)
- Patton Cup Western Canada Senior A Hockey Championship (1964)
- Allan Cup Canada Senior A Hockey Championship (1964)
- Inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame (2001)
- 1964 Winnipeg Maroons inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame (1999)
- 1964 Winnipeg Maroons inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame (2001)