Name
Zdeno Chara

Thumb

Image Source: Unknown report

User Rating
(0 users)

Complete
50%

Born
1977 (47 years old)

Birth Place
Trenčín, Czechoslovakia

Position
Defenceman

Status
Retired

Ethnicity


Team Number


Height
6'9" / 205 cm

Weight
249 lbs / 113 kg

Outfitter


Kit


Side


Agent


Wage Year



Player Cutout


Player Action Render


Sport
Ice Hockey

Team
_Retired Ice Hockey

2nd Team


League
_No League Ice Hockey

Creative Commons Artwork
No



Description
Available in:

Zdeno Chára (born 18 March 1977) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 24 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins, and Washington Capitals between 1997 and 2022. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall, Chára is the tallest person ever to play in the NHL, earning him the nickname "Big Z".

Chára served as the Bruins' captain for all of his fourteen seasons with the franchise, from 2006 to 2020. He won the Norris Trophy as the league's best defenseman in 2009, becoming the first Slovak player to do so, and the second European player after Nicklas Lidström. In 2011, 2013 and 2019 Chára captained the Bruins to the Stanley Cup Finals, winning in 2011. He is one of four European-born and raised captains to lead his team to the Stanley Cup championship, and the first to be born and trained in the Eastern Bloc. In 2022, Chára played in his 1,652nd NHL game, making him the league's all-time leader in games played by a defenseman.


Career Honours

Presidents Trophy
2014

Boston Bruins

Prince of Wales Trophy
2013

Boston Bruins

Stanley Cup
2011

Boston Bruins

NHL Plus Minus Award
2011

Boston Bruins

Prince of Wales Trophy
2011

Boston Bruins

Presidents Trophy
2003

Boston Bruins


Career Milestones


Former Youth Teams


Former Senior Teams


Former Club Staff


Contracts



Fanart


Banner
None Found...


Other Links