Blues Sign Mike McKenna, Taylor Chorney and Scott Ford to One-Year Contracts

[HordiBrusk29]

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the club has signed goaltender Mike McKenna as well as defensemen Taylor Chorney and Scott Ford to one-year, two-way contracts.

A native of St. Louis, McKenna, 28, appeared in 41 games for the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Binghamton Senators last season posting a 14-22-1 record including a 2.98 goals against average and a .918 save percentage. The 6’2, 190-pound goaltender has dressed in 17 career National Hockey League (NHL) games between Tampa Bay and New Jersey posting a 4-9-1 record to go along with a 3.49 goals against average and a .887 save percentage. McKenna was originally drafted by Nashville in the sixth round, 172nd overall, of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Chorney, 24, dressed in five NHL games last season including two with the Blues after the club claimed him off waivers from Edmonton on Oct. 11, 2011. The 6’0, 196-pound defenseman spent the majority of 2011-12 with the AHL’s Oklahoma City Barons appearing in 50 games recording 24 points including six goals and 18 assists. Chorney’s NHL career has spanned 61 games between Edmonton and St. Louis including seven points (one goal, six assists) and 16 penalty minutes. The Thunder Bay, Ontario native was originally drafted by Edmonton in the second round, 36th overall, of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

Ford, 32, dressed in 75 games for the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals last season posting 11 points including four goals and seven assists to go along with 89 penalty minutes. The 6’3, 216-pound defenseman has appeared in 380 career AHL games between Cleveland, Bridgeport, Providence and Milwaukee recording 41 points including four goals and 37 assists to go along with 596 penalty minutes. Ford is a native of Fort St. John, BC.

[caps05]

These are most definitely AHL signings, as Ford is already being projected as the next Rivermen captain.

[straka91]

Ford is a brawler. Should be good for the AHL team.

[chilly666]

Originally Posted by caps05

These are most definitely AHL signings, as Ford is already being projected as the next Rivermen captain.

cracknell is back in peoria so idk about that for sure, though with a new coach anything is possible

[caps05]

Originally Posted by chilly666

cracknell is back in peoria so idk about that for sure, though with a new coach anything is possible

Exactly. Just reading some Rivermen people on Twitter, it's speculation at this point, but they don't think Cracknell's a shoo in for captain.

[OilersHockey]

Originally Posted by caps05

These are most definitely AHL signings, as Ford is already being projected as the next Rivermen captain.

Chorney had fallen to 10th on the Oilers depth chart and that's why he wasn't qualified - definitely a depth (AHL) signing for the blues... he's a good guy.

[chilly666]

this is for the blues, not caps

[OilersHockey]

Originally Posted by chilly666

this is for the blues, not caps

I'm not sober yet. It's too early.