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Zdeno Chára
Chara cropped.jpg
Born March 18, 1977 (1977-03-18) (age 42)
Trenčín, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight 255 lb (116 kg; 18 st 3 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Boston Bruins
Ottawa Senators
New York Islanders
National team Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
NHL Draft 56th overall, 1996
New York Islanders
Playing career 1997–present

Zdeno Chára (born March 18, 1977 in Trenčín, Czechoslovakia) is an NHL ice hockey defenseman that currently plays for the Boston Bruins where he is the current team captain. Chára played hockey in the WHL for 1 season with the Prince George Cougars. He is the tallest player ever to play in the NHL, measuring in at 6 ft 9 (2.06 m).

On March 8, 2011, He was involved in an on-ice incident when he hit Montreal Canadiens player Max Pacioretty into the stanchion at the end of the bench in the boards. Pacioretty had to be taken off the ice on a stretcher and he suffered a severe concussion and a non-displaced fracture to the 4th vertebra. Chara received a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct. The NHL VP of hockey operations Mike Murphy decided that no further punishment was going to be warranted. Despite this a criminal investigation was announced by the Montreal police

Chára is married to his wife Tatiana Biskupicová and they have one daughter named Elliz Victoria Chára.

Awards

  • He played in the NHL All-Star Game in 2003, 2007, 2008 (starter), 2009, 2011, and 2012. Chára was also one of the team captains in the 2012 game.
  • He was named to the NHL First All-Star Team in 2004 and 2009.
  • He was named to the NHL Second All-Star Team in 2006 and 2008.
  • He won the James Norris Memorial Trophy in 2009.
  • He won the Hardest Shot competition at the NHL All-Star Game SuperSkills Competition in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011 where he set a record of 105.9 mph (170.4 km/hr).
  • He won the NHL Plus-Minus Award in 2011 with a +33 rating.
  • He won the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 2011.

Images for kids

  • Zdeno Chara - Boston Bruins 2012

    Chára in 2012

  • Zdeno Chara (5850995488) (cropped)

    Chára hoisting the Stanley Cup during the Bruins' 2011 victory parade

  • Zdeno Chára 2013-06-07

    Bruins captain Chára shakes hand of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby following Boston's sweep of Pittsburgh in the 2013 playoffs.

  • Zdeno Chara

    Zdeno Chára during his tenure with the Senators


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