ZDENO CHARA

March 18, 1977  (49 yrs)
Trencin, SK

Defenseman  (Shoot left)
6'9"  (250 LBS)

Entry drafts	NHL - 1996 R3 #56 NEW YORK ISLANDERS
NHL earnings	$ 102 901 500
Coupe Stanley	2011 BOSTON BRUINS
Hockey hall of fames	2025 Also inducted in 2025: Duncan Keith Alexander Mogilny Joe Thornton

STATS

ZDENO CHARA

PER SEASON		SEASONS						PLAYOFFS
PER SEASON		GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-	GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-
1996-97	WHL - COU	49	3	19	22	120	-	15	1	7	8	45	-
1997-98	NHL - NYI	25	-	1	1	50	+1	-	-	-	-	-	-
	AHL - THO	48	4	9	13	125	-	1	-	-	-	4	-
1998-99	NHL - NYI	59	2	6	8	83	-8	-	-	-	-	-	-
	AHL - LOC	23	2	2	4	47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	WM - SK	6	1	-	1	6	+4	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999-00	NHL - NYI	65	2	9	11	57	-27	-	-	-	-	-	-
	WM - SK	9	-	-	-	12	+1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	NHL - NYI	82	2	7	9	157	-27	-	-	-	-	-	-
	WM - SK	7	-	1	1	10	+1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001-02	NHL - OTT	75	10	13	23	156	+30	10	-	1	1	12	-
2002-03	NHL - OTT	74	9	30	39	116	+29	18	1	6	7	14	-
2003-04	NHL - OTT	79	16	25	41	147	+33	7	1	1	2	8	-
	WM - SK	9	2	-	2	2	+6	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004-05	WM - SK	7	-	2	2	2	+1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	NHL - OTT	71	16	27	43	135	+17	10	1	3	4	23	-
	OLYM - SK	6	1	1	2	2	+6	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006-07	NHL - BOS	80	11	32	43	100	-21	-	-	-	-	-	-
	WM - SK	7	3	1	4	4	+4	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	NHL - BOS	77	17	34	51	114	+14	7	1	1	2	12	-1
2008-09	NHL - BOS	80	19	31	50	95	+23	11	1	3	4	12	+1
2009-10	NHL - BOS	80	7	37	44	87	+19	13	2	5	7	29	+1
	OLYM - SK	7	-	3	3	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010-11	NHL - BOS	81	14	30	44	88	+33	24	2	7	9	34	+16
2011-12	NHL - BOS	79	12	40	52	86	+33	7	1	2	3	8	-1
	WM - SK	10	2	2	4	4	+4	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012-13	NHL - BOS	48	7	12	19	70	+14	22	3	12	15	20	+7
	KHL - LEV	25	4	6	10	24	+5	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013-14	NHL - BOS	77	17	23	40	66	+25	12	2	2	4	14	+4
	OLYM - SK	4	-	1	1	4	-1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014-15	NHL - BOS	63	8	12	20	42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015-16	NHL - BOS	80	9	28	37	71	+12	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016-17	NHL - BOS	75	10	19	29	59	+18	6	-	1	1	2	-3
	NHLWC - TEA	6	2	-	2	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017-18	NHL - BOS	73	7	17	24	60	+22	12	1	2	3	4	+7
2018-19	NHL - BOS	62	5	9	14	57	+22	23	2	4	6	16	+11
2019-20	NHL - BOS	68	5	9	14	60	+26	13	-	2	2	8	-4
2020-21	NHL - WAS	55	2	8	10	44	+5	5	-	-	-	2	+1
2021-22	NHL - NYI	72	2	12	14	85	+8	-	-	-	-	-	-
PER LEAGUE		SEASONS						PLAYOFFS
PER LEAGUE		GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-	GP	G	A	PTS	PM	+/-
NHL		1680	209	471	680	2085	+301	200	18	52	70	218	+39
AHL		71	6	11	17	172	-	1	-	-	-	4	-
WHL		49	3	19	22	120	-	15	1	7	8	45	-
KHL		25	4	6	10	24	+5	-	-	-	-	-	-
OLYM		17	1	5	6	12	+5	-	-	-	-	-	-
WM		55	8	6	14	40	+21	-	-	-	-	-	-
NHLWC		6	2	-	2	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

NHL SALARIES

ZDENO CHARA

NHL	AGE	SALAIRE	CAP HIT	TOTAL
1998-99	21	875 000	-	875 000
1999-00	22	875 000	-	1 750 000
2000-01	23	632 500	-	2 382 500
2001-02	24	1 100 000	-	3 482 500
2002-03	25	1 750 000	-	5 232 500
2003-04	26	2 400 000	-	7 632 500
2005-06	28	3 724 000	-	11 356 500
5 years · $ 37 500 000
2006-07	29	7 500 000	7 500 000	18 856 500
2007-08	30	7 500 000	7 500 000	26 356 500
2008-09	31	7 500 000	7 500 000	33 856 500
2009-10	32	7 500 000	7 500 000	41 356 500
2010-11	33	7 500 000	7 500 000	48 856 500
7 years · $ 45 500 000
2011-12	34	8 500 000	6 916 667	57 356 500
2012-13	35	6 000 000	6 916 667	63 356 500
2013-14	36	8 000 000	6 916 667	71 356 500
2014-15	37	7 000 000	6 916 667	78 356 500
2015-16	38	7 000 000	6 916 667	85 356 500
2016-17	39	5 000 000	6 916 667	90 356 500
2017-18	40	4 000 000	4 000 000	94 356 500
1 year · $ 5 000 000
2018-19	41	5 000 000	5 000 000	99 356 500
1 year · $ 2 000 000
2019-20	42	2 000 000	2 000 000	101 356 500
1 year · $ 795 000
2020-21	43	795 000	795 000	102 151 500
1 year · $ 750 000
2021-22	44	750 000	750 000	102 901 500
TOTAL			102 901 500	91 545 002

AWARDS

ZDENO CHARA

2003-04	NHL	First All-Star Team Buffalo Sabres
	WM	All-star team SK Slovakia
2005-06	NHL	Second All-Star Team Ottawa Senators
2007-08	NHL	Second All-Star Team Boston Bruins
2008-09	NHL	First All-Star Team Boston Bruins
	NHL	James Norris Trophy Boston Bruins
2010-11	NHL	Bud Light Plus-Minus Boston Bruins
	NHL	Stanley cup CHAMPION Boston Bruins
	NHL	Second All-Star Team Boston Bruins
	NHL	Messier Leadership Award Boston Bruins
2011-12	NHL	Second All-Star Team Boston Bruins
	WM	Stanley cup CHAMPION SK Slovakia
	WM	All-star team SK Slovakia
	WM	Directorate award SK Slovakia
2013-14	NHL	First All-Star Team Boston Bruins
NHL TROPHIES

TRANSACTIONS

ZDENO CHARA

June 23, 2001

Zdeno Chara is traded to the Ottawa Senators with Bill Muckalt and 1st round draft pick in 2001 (#2: Jason Spezza). In return, the New York Islanders acquired Alexei Yashin.

July 1, 2006

Zdeno Chara signed a new deal with the Boston Bruins

March 28, 2018

Zdeno Chara signed a new deal with the Boston Bruins

NHL trades

1 SINGLE LIST Forwards and defensemen grouped › 2 TWO LISTS Forwards and defensemen split › 3 THREE LISTS Defensemen, wingers and centers ›

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