Zdeno Chára is a retired defender from Slovakia.

What was the last team Zdeno Chára played for?

The last team Zdeno played for was New York Islanders in the NHL.

How tall is Zdeno Chára?

Zdeno Chára is 205 cm (6'9") tall.

How much does Zdeno Chára weigh?

Zdeno Chára weighs 113 kg (249 lbs).

When was Zdeno Chára born?

Zdeno Chára was born on 1977-03-18 in Trencin, SVK.

What is Zdeno Chára's nationality?

Zdeno Chára holds nationality from Slovakia and Czechia.

Zdeno Chára

a.k.a. "Big Z"

#33 New York Islanders / NHL - 21/22

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Date of Birth: Mar 18, 1977
Age: 49
Place of Birth: Trencin, SVK
Nation: Slovakia / Czechia
Youth Team: HK Dukla Trencin
Position: D
Height: 205 cm / 6'9"
Weight: 113 kg / 249 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Player Type: Heavy Hitter
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Two-Way Defenseman
Drafted: 1996 round 3 #56 overall by New York Islanders
Agency: Premium
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Father : Zdeněk Chára (external link)

A dominating all-round defenseman. Plays aggressively, loves to be physical and hits a lot. A hard-working team player. Possesses one of the hardest slapshots in the game. Lacks speed and agility, which can lead to issues with quick forwards. A very good penalty killer and, thanks to his slapshot, a useful point man on powerplay. (Matias Strozyk, 2011)

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
94-95	Dukla Trencin U18	Slovakia U18	30	22	22	44	113	-
	HK Dukla Trencin U20	Slovakia U20	2	0	0	0	0	-
95-96	HK Dukla Trencin U20	Slovakia U20	22	1	13	14	80	-
	HK Dukla Trencin II	Slovakia2	5	1	1	2	6	2
	SHK 37 Piestany	Slovakia2	10	1	3	4	10	-
	HC Sparta Praha U20	Czechia U20	15	1	2	3	42	-
	HC Sparta Praha	Czechia	1	0	0	0	0	-
96-97	Prince George Cougars	WHL	49	3	19	22	120	-5	Playoffs	15	1	7	8	45	6
97-98	New York Islanders	NHL	25	0	1	1	50	1
	Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL	48	4	9	13	125	0	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	4	1
98-99	New York Islanders	NHL	59	2	6	8	83	-8
	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL	23	2	2	4	47	5
	Slovakia	WC	6	1	0	1	6	4
	Slovakia (all)	International	6	1	0	1	6	4
99-00	New York Islanders	NHL	65	2	9	11	57	-27
	Slovakia"A"	WC	9	0	0	0	12	1
	Slovakia (all)	International	9	0	0	0	12	1
00-01	New York Islanders"A"	NHL	82	2	7	9	157	-27
	Slovakia	WC	7	0	1	1	10	1
	Slovakia (all)	International	7	0	1	1	10	1
01-02	HK Dukla Trencin	Slovakia	8	2	2	4	32	1
	Ottawa Senators	NHL	75	10	13	23	156	30	Playoffs	10	0	1	1	12	4
02-03	Ottawa Senators	NHL	74	9	30	39	116	29	Playoffs	18	1	6	7	14	4
03-04	Ottawa Senators"A"	NHL	79	16	25	41	147	33	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	8	3
	Slovakia"A"	WC	9	2	0	2	2	6
	Slovakia (all)	International	13	2	2	4	10	1
04-05	Färjestad BKLockout	Elitserien	33	10	15	25	132	24	Playoffs	13	3	5	8	82	3
	Slovakia	WCup	4	0	2	2	8	-5
	Slovakia	WC	7	0	2	2	2	1
	Slovakia (all)	International	7	0	2	2	2	1
05-06	Ottawa Senators"A"	NHL	71	16	27	43	135	17	Playoffs	10	1	3	4	23	0
	Slovakia Olympics	OG	6	1	1	2	2	6
	Slovakia (all)	International	6	1	1	2	2	6
06-07	Boston Bruins"C"	NHL	80	11	32	43	100	-21
	Slovakia"A"	WC	7	3	1	4	4	4
	Slovakia (all)	International	8	3	1	4	-	-
07-08	Boston Bruins"C"	NHL	77	17	34	51	114	14	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	12	-1
08-09	Boston Bruins"C"	NHL	80	19	31	50	95	23	Playoffs	11	1	3	4	12	1
09-10	Boston Bruins"C"	NHL	80	7	37	44	87	19	Playoffs	13	2	5	7	29	1
	Slovakia Olympics"C"	OG	7	0	3	3	6	0
	Slovakia (all)	International	7	0	3	3	6	0
10-11	Boston Bruins"C"	NHL	81	14	30	44	88	33	Playoffs	24	2	7	9	34	16
11-12	Boston Bruins"C"	NHL	79	12	40	52	86	33	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	8	-1
	Slovakia"C"	WC	10	2	2	4	4	4
	Slovakia (all)	International	10	2	2	4	4	4
12-13	HC Lev Praha"C"Lockout	KHL	25	4	6	10	24	5
	Boston Bruins"C"	NHL	48	7	12	19	70	14	Playoffs	22	3	12	15	20	7
13-14	Boston Bruins"C"	NHL	77	17	23	40	66	25	Playoffs	12	2	2	4	14	4
	Slovakia Olympics"C"	OG	4	0	1	1	4	-1
	Slovakia (all)	International	4	0	1	1	4	-1
14-15	Boston Bruins"C"	NHL	63	8	12	20	42	0
15-16	Boston Bruins"C"	NHL	80	9	28	37	71	12
16-17	Boston Bruins"C"	NHL	75	10	19	29	59	18	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	2	-3
	Team Europe"A"	WCup	6	2	0	2	6	0
17-18	Boston Bruins"C"	NHL	73	7	17	24	60	22	Playoffs	12	1	2	3	4	7
18-19	Boston Bruins"C"	NHL	62	5	9	14	57	22	Playoffs	23	2	4	6	16	11
19-20	Boston Bruins"C"	NHL	68	5	9	14	60	26	Playoffs	13	0	2	2	8	-4
20-21	Washington Capitals	NHL	55	2	8	10	44	5	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	1
21-22	New York Islanders	NHL	72	2	12	14	85	8

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	2	71	6	11	17	0.24	172	5	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	4	1
Czechia	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Czechia U20	1	15	1	2	3	0.20	42	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	1	33	10	15	25	0.76	132	24	1	13	3	5	8	0.62	82	3
International	10	77	9	13	22	0.29	56*	17*	0
KHL	1	25	4	6	10	0.40	24	5	0
NHL	24	1680	209	471	680	0.40	2085	301	16	200	18	52	70	0.35	218	50
OG	3	17	1	5	6	0.35	12	5	0
Slovakia	1	8	2	2	4	0.50	32	1	0
Slovakia U18	1	30	22	22	44	1.47	113	-	0
Slovakia U20	2	24	1	13	14	0.58	80	-	0
Slovakia2	1	15	2	4	6	0.40	16	2*	0
WC	7	55	8	6	14	0.25	40	21	0
WCup	2	10	2	2	4	0.40	14	-5	0
WHL	1	49	3	19	22	0.45	120	-5	1	15	1	7	8	0.53	45	6

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Zdeno Chára Career Totals

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NHL

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209

471

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Slovakia U18

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Zdeno Chára Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1997-1998	AHL All-Rookie Team AHL All-Star Game
1999-2000	World Championship Silver Medal
2003-2004	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL First All-Star Team World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2004-2005	Elitserien SM Silver Medal
2005-2006	NHL Second All-Star Team
2006-2007	NHL All-Star Game NHL Highest ATOI (27:57) World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2007-2008	NHL All-Star Game NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Second All-Star Team
2008-2009	NHL All-Star Game NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL First All-Star Team Slovakian Player of the Year (Golden puck)
2010-2011	NHL All-Star Game NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Best Plus/Minus (+33) NHL Mark Messier Leadership Award (BOS) NHL Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+16) NHL Second All-Star Team NHL Stanley Cup Champion Slovakian Player of the Year (Golden puck)
2011-2012	NHL All-Star Game (”C”) NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL Second All-Star Team Slovakian Player of the Year (Golden puck) World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Best Defenseman World Championship Silver Medal World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2012-2013	KHL All-Star Game (Selected, did not play) Slovakian Player of the Year (Golden puck)
2013-2014	NHL Best Defenseman (Norris Trophy) Finalist NHL First All-Star Team
2016-2017	World Cup Runner Up
2017-2018	Slovakian Player of the Year (Golden puck)
2018-2019	NHL Sportsmanship Award (Bill Masterton Trophy) Finalist Slovakian Player of the Year (Golden puck)
2021-2022	NHL Sportsmanship Award (Bill Masterton Trophy) Finalist
2024-2025	Hockey Hall of Fame IIHF Hall of Fame

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Zdeno Chára Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1996, 1 #6 by Prince George Cougars in the CHL Import Draft
Number 33 retired by Boston Bruins
Cult/Star player for Boston Bruins
Cult/Star player for Färjestad BK
Cult/Star player for HK Dukla Trencin
Cult/Star player for Ottawa Senators
Cult/Star player for Slovakia

Career transactions
- 2012-10-02 • Signed to a lockout contract by HC Lev Praha | Full story
- 2010-10-09 • Signed to a seven-year contract extension by the Boston Bruins | $45,500,000 | Full story
- 2006-07-01 • Signed to a five-year contract by the Boston Bruins | $37,500,000 | Full story

• Chara owns the record for the hardest shot in the history of the NHL skills competition. 2009, Chara’s hardest shot measured 105.4 mph, which was 0.2 mph better than Al Iafrate’s previous record set in 1993.