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History › Players › Zdeno Chara
Zdeno Chara
D Zdeno Chara
NSHL1 - NSHL21  •  20 seasons
★ 1x All-Star
2x International Teams
🌐 International Tournament 🌐 World Cup of Hockey
Team History
MSHL 21
NYR
65 GP
MSHL 20
CAR
82 GP
NSHL 19
CAR
51 GP
MSHL 17
BOS
29 GP
MSHL 16
GRG
44 GP
NSHL 15
WPG
48 GP
MSHL 15
MTB
18 GP
NSHL 14
WPG
76 GP
MSHL 14
LKE
2 GP
NSHL 13
CHI
20 GP
NSHL 13
VAN
61 GP
NSHL 12
VAN
33 GP
NSHL 12
PIT
9 GP
NSHL 12
PHI
2 GP
NSHL 12
CHI
17 GP
NSHL 11
TOR
10 GP
NSHL 11
WPG
34 GP
NSHL 11
NSH
34 GP
NSHL 10
ANA
42 GP
NSHL 10
TOR
1 GP
NSHL 10
PIT
15 GP
NSHL 10
VAN
15 GP
NSHL 9
CBJ
55 GP
NSHL 9
DET
19 GP
NSHL 8
VAN
36 GP
NSHL 8
CGY
39 GP
NSHL 7
STL
60 GP
NSHL 6
COL
72 GP
NSHL 5
EDM
57 GP
NSHL 4
VAN
61 GP
NSHL 3
VAN
60 GP
NSHL 2
CBJ
15 GP
NSHL 2
MTL
46 GP
NSHL 1
VAN
85 GP
Career Totals
1092
GP
★38th
54
G
233
A
287
PTS
-7
+/−
1828
PIM
★1st
21PPG
1SHG
4GWG
1150SOG
4.7%S%
1914Hits
Season-by-Season
Pro
Season Team GP PTS G A +/− PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG S% Hits HT TOI/G Salary
NSHL19
CAR
51 8 2 6 +5 16 0 0 0 29 6.9% 43 0 13:28 $1,500,000
NSHL15
WPG
48 4 1 3 -1 30 0 0 0 23 4.3% 42 0 14:32 $5,750,000
NSHL14
WPG
76 13 2 11 +18 46 0 0 0 53 3.8% 98 0 17:32 $5,750,000
NSHL13
VAN Total
81 21 3 18 +2 86 2 0 0 79 3.8% 116 0 23:36 $9,175,125
CHI 20 3 0 3 +6 16 0 0 0 17 0.0% 19 0 -
VAN 61 18 3 15 -4 70 2 0 0 62 4.8% 97 0 -
NSHL12
CHI Total
80 14 2 12 -5 41 1 0 0 76 2.6% 113 0 22:03 $9,175,125
VAN 33 6 0 6 -1 24 0 0 0 29 0.0% 41 0 -
PIT 9 1 1 0 -5 4 1 0 0 13 7.7% 14 0 -
PHI 2 0 0 0 -1 5 0 0 0 2 0.0% 1 0 -
CHI 17 3 0 3 +8 2 0 0 0 15 0.0% 22 0 -
NSHL11
NSH Total
78 16 4 12 +22 42 0 0 0 78 5.1% 136 0 23:28 $9,175,125
TOR 10 7 0 7 +7 4 0 0 0 12 0.0% 28 0 -
WPG 34 5 2 3 +16 26 0 0 0 37 5.4% 61 0 -
NSH 34 4 2 2 -1 12 0 0 0 29 6.9% 47 0 -
NSHL10
ANA Total
73 7 1 6 -3 141 0 0 0 62 1.6% 141 0 19:04 $9,700,000
ANA 42 5 1 4 -3 105 0 0 0 40 2.5% 69 0 -
TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 4 0 -
PIT 15 0 0 0 -3 16 0 0 0 11 0.0% 31 0 -
VAN 15 2 0 2 +3 20 0 0 0 11 0.0% 37 0 -
NSHL9
CBJ Total
74 35 6 29 -12 217 5 0 1 132 4.5% 167 0 26:06 $9,700,000
CBJ 55 26 5 21 -9 181 4 0 1 107 4.7% 138 0 -
DET 19 9 1 8 -3 36 1 0 0 25 4.0% 29 0 -
NSHL8
CGY Total
75 34 8 26 -3 175 4 1 1 87 9.2% 189 0 23:16 $7,500,000
VAN 36 19 4 15 +2 99 3 0 1 33 12.1% 96 0 -
CGY 39 15 4 11 -5 76 1 1 0 54 7.4% 93 0 -
NSHL7
STL
60 24 10 14 -1 154 8 0 0 63 15.9% 158 0 22:46 $7,500,000
NSHL6
COL
72 24 6 18 -2 219 0 0 0 117 5.1% 204 0 19:44 $3,500,000
NSHL5
EDM
57 20 2 18 -2 187 0 0 0 85 2.4% 84 0 19:32 $1,300,000
NSHL4
VAN
61 24 4 20 -1 216 0 0 1 108 3.7% 98 0 24:04 $1,300,000
NSHL3
VAN
60 22 3 19 +1 222 1 0 1 105 2.9% 103 0 20:17 $1,300,000
NSHL2
MTL Total
61 9 0 9 +6 12 0 0 0 12 0.0% 71 0 - $1,100,000
CBJ 15 4 0 4 +11 2 0 0 0 1 0.0% 19 0 -
MTL 46 5 0 5 -5 10 0 0 0 11 0.0% 52 0 -
NSHL1
VAN
85 12 0 12 -31 24 0 0 0 41 0.0% 151 0 - $1,100,000
Pro Career 1092 287 54 233 -7 1828 21 1 4 1150 4.7% 1914 0 18:12
Farm
Season Team GP PTS G A +/− PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG S% Hits HT TOI/G Salary
NSHL21
NYR
65 18 5 13 -11 44 5 0 0 77 6.5% 105 0 20:52 $750,000
NSHL20
CAR
82 14 3 11 -5 63 1 0 0 97 3.1% 124 0 25:10 $1,500,000
NSHL17
BOS
29 5 2 3 +3 12 0 0 0 19 10.5% 15 0 12:48 $500,000
NSHL16
DET
44 4 0 4 -7 25 0 0 0 24 0.0% 24 0 12:12 $1,500,000
NSHL15
NSH
18 1 0 1 -8 6 0 0 0 20 0.0% 23 0 19:17 $5,750,000
NSHL14
WPG
2 1 0 1 -2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0% 3 0 19:00 $5,750,000
Farm Career 240 43 10 33 -30 150 6 0 0 239 4.2% 294 0 19:38
Playoff Career Stats
87
GP
6
G
17
A
23
PTS
+16
+/−
★38th
137
PIM
★9th
3PPG
0SHG
3GWG
99SOG
6.1%S%
Playoff Season-by-Season
Pro
Season Team GP PTS G A +/− PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG S%
NSHL19
CAR
8 1 0 1 +5 2 0 0 0 9 0.0%
NSHL15
NSH
15 2 0 2 +7 10 0 0 0 8 0.0%
NSHL14
WPG
16 3 0 3 +2 10 0 0 0 20 0.0%
NSHL12
CHI
8 0 0 0 -1 7 0 0 0 5 0.0%
NSHL8
CGY
17 7 3 4 +3 32 2 0 2 28 10.7%
NSHL7
STL
12 6 1 5 +4 36 0 0 0 6 16.7%
NSHL6
COL
6 2 1 1 0 14 0 0 1 11 9.1%
NSHL5
EDM
5 2 1 1 -4 26 1 0 0 12 8.3%
Pro Career 87 23 6 17 +16 137 3 0 3 99 6.1%
Farm
Season Team GP PTS G A +/− PIM PPG SHG GWG SOG S%
NSHL20
CAR
5 1 0 1 -3 2 0 0 0 5 0.0%
NSHL16
GRG
3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 –
Farm Career 8 1 0 1 -4 2 0 0 0 5 0%
Season-by-Season Ratings HLC
Season Team AG DF DI DU OF PB SP ST CH PA PH SH SK OV
NSHL1
VAN
B- B+ C+ B+ C+ A C B+ A- C C C- C+ B-
NSHL2
MTL
31 45 27 42 27 57 24 45 50 23 21 23 29 33
Career Avg 31 45 27 42 27 57 24 45 50 23 21 23 29 33
Season-by-Season Ratings FHL
Season Team IT SP ST EN DU DI SK PA PC DF SC EX LD OV
NSHL3
VAN
69 53 95 79 71 41 55 66 70 80 67 64 65 77
NSHL4
VAN
69 56 95 79 72 45 57 68 71 81 69 60 64 78
NSHL5
EDM
70 58 95 80 73 48 59 70 73 82 69 57 61 79
NSHL6
COL
89 57 96 79 93 48 58 69 71 83 68 67 76 81
Career Avg 75 56 96 80 78 46 58 69 72 82 69 62 67 79
Season-by-Season Ratings STHS S7-S8
Season Team CK FG DI SK ST DU PH FO PA SC DF EX LD MO PO OV
NSHL7
STL
85 50 57 58 96 96 72 43 74 70 72 70 81 87 34 71
NSHL8
CGY
89 54 53 58 92 96 71 42 73 69 68 74 85 43 30 70
Career Avg 87 52 55 58 94 96 72 43 74 70 70 72 83 65 32 71
Season-by-Season Ratings STHS S9+
Season Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
NSHL9
DET
93 38 49 57 88 96 96 70 41 72 68 64 68 77 88 70
NSHL10
VAN
92 41 51 60 91 97 97 73 44 75 68 67 67 74 85 71
NSHL11
NSH
88 53 76 50 96 96 97 74 50 78 70 77 66 66 73 73
NSHL12
CHI
87 54 77 50 97 94 95 71 50 75 67 76 64 64 71 71
NSHL13
VAN
83 50 77 50 97 92 93 69 50 73 65 74 62 64 71 70
NSHL14
WPG
79 50 75 50 97 92 93 69 50 73 64 74 62 64 71 70
NSHL15
NSH
78 46 75 50 97 88 89 68 50 72 63 74 59 64 71 70
NSHL16
DET
74 42 74 50 93 84 85 65 50 68 62 71 58 64 71 67
NSHL17
BOS
70 42 74 50 93 80 81 64 50 67 61 68 55 64 71 66
NSHL19
CAR
76 80 76 50 99 79 79 66 50 70 66 74 56 82 81 1
NSHL20
CAR
72 76 76 50 99 75 75 66 50 69 63 72 55 82 78 1
NSHL21
NYR
72 76 76 50 99 75 75 66 50 69 63 71 55 82 78 69
Career Avg 81 54 72 52 96 88 88 69 49 72 65 72 61 71 76 59
Transactions
18
Trades
8
Signings
7
Other Moves
  1. NSHL21
  2. SigningNYR
    $750,000 for 1 year
  3. NSHL19
  4. SigningCAR
    $1,500,000 for 2 years
  5. NSHL18
  6. ReleaseBOS
  7. NSHL17
  8. SigningBOS
    $500,000 for 1 year
  9. ReleaseDET
  10. NSHL16
  11. SigningDET
    $1,500,000 for 1 year
  12. ReleaseNSH
  13. NSHL14
  14. SigningWPG
    $5,750,000 for 2 years
  15. NSHL13
  16. WaiverCHI→VAN
    Claimed off waivers
  17. SigningCHI
    $9,175,125 for 1 year
  18. NSHL12
  19. TradeNSH→TOR
    NSH Brandon Sutter (67), Jason Demers (71), Zach Boychuk (65), Mats Zuccarello (71), Patric Hornqvist (68)
    TOR Brian Gionta (70), Ryan Getzlaf (74), Zdeno Chara (71), Y12 R5 PHI pick (Brenden Dillon), Y14 R5 NSH pick (SETH GRIFFITH)
  20. TradeTOR→BOS
    BOS Zdeno Chara (71), Y12 R5 SJS pick (Matthew Grzelcyk)
    TOR Y12 R2 BOS pick (Robin Lehner), Y13 R3 BOS pick (Damon Severson)
  21. TradeBOS→LAK
    BOS Andrei Kostitsyn (69), Fedor Tyutin (68)
    LAK Zdeno Chara (71)
  22. TradeLAK→DET
    DET Zdeno Chara (71), Kyle Okposo (69)
    LAK Adam McQuaid (70), Martin St. Louis (75)
  23. TradeDET→VAN
    DET Sergei Gonchar (71), Joffrey Lupul (65), Y13 R3 STL pick (Jacob De Le Rose)
    VAN Zdeno Chara (71), Y13 R4 WPG pick (Charles Sarault)
  24. TradeVAN→PIT
    PIT Zdeno Chara (71)
    VAN Jordan Leopold (67), Y14 R4 PIT pick (JESPER FAST)
  25. TradePIT→PHI
    PHI Zdeno Chara (71), Troy Brouwer (62), Chris Porter (63)
    PIT Grant Clitsome (72), Sergei Kostitsyn (64), Sebastien Bisaillon (62)
  26. TradePHI→TOR
    PHI Matthew Lombardi (68), Sami Salo (68)
    TOR Zdeno Chara (71), Y13 R5 CAR pick (Andreas Athanasiou)
  27. TradeTOR→CHI
    CHI Zdeno Chara (71)
    TOR Francis Bouillon (68), Y14 R5 MTL pick
  28. NSHL11
  29. TradeTOR→WPG
    WPG Zdeno Chara (73)
    TOR Patrick O'Sullivan (68), Andrew Ference (68), Y13 R3 WPG pick (Zach Nastasiuk)
  30. TradeWPG→NSH
    NSH Zdeno Chara (73), Cam Barker (68)
    WPG Wade Redden (73), Steve Bernier (65), Y12 R3 MTL pick (Zack Smith)
  31. SigningTOR
    $9,175,125 for 2 years
  32. ReleaseVAN
  33. NSHL10
  34. TradePIT→VAN
    PIT Sandis Ozolinsh (67)
    VAN Zdeno Chara (71), Y13 R4 PIT pick (Jimmy Vesey)
  35. NSHL9
  36. SigningCBJ
    $9,700,000 for 2 years
  37. ReleaseCGY
  38. NSHL8
  39. TradeSTL→VAN
    STL Brian Pothier (63), Zbynek Michalek (65), Y9 R2 VAN pick (Nick Leddy)
    VAN Kevin Bieksa (67), Zdeno Chara (70)
  40. TradeVAN→CGY
    CGY Zdeno Chara (70), Jere Lehtinen (66), Vesa Toskala (66)
    VAN Ilya Bryzgalov (64), Greg Zanon (60), James Sheppard (P)
  41. NSHL7
  42. SuperDraftSTL
    Round 3, Pick 65
  43. NSHL6
  44. TradeCOL→WPG
    COL Kim Johnsson, Y0 R0 pick
    WPG Zdeno Chara
  45. TradeWPG→EDM
    EDM Jeff Carter, Martin Rucinsky, Zdeno Chara, Y0 R0 pick
    WPG Brian Rafalski, Colby Armstrong, Erik Cole
  46. NSHL5
  47. TradeEDM→VAN
    EDM Kyle McLaren, Marco Sturm
    VAN Jason Spezza, Zdeno Chara
  48. NSHL3
  49. TradeVAN→DET
    DET Chris Drury, Scott Hartnell, Zdeno Chara, Y0 R0 pick
    VAN Brent Burns, Derek Morris, Todd Bertuzzi
All-Star Appearances
NSHL11
Western Conference All-Star D
★
International Events
NSHL13
🇸🇰
International Tournament - Team Slovakia D
🌐
NSHL8
🌍
World Cup of Hockey - Europe D
🌐
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