Zdeno Chara

Age 42 March 18, 1977
Trencin SVK
Defense shoots left
6'9" 206 cm
250 lbs 113 kg
ELC Signing Age 7
Waivers Signing Age 22
UFA Year 2000
Agent Matt Keator

Draft Year 1996
Drafted Overall 56
Draft Round 3
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $5,000,000
6.3% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $5,000,000
Year 1 of 1 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2019 | 42 yrs old
Career Earnings: $105,239,000

Transaction History

Mar 23, 2019		Signed D Zdeno Chara to a one-year, $2 million contract extension.
Dec 27, 2018	Activated	Activated D Zdeno Chara from injured reserve.
Nov 20, 2018	Injured	Placed D Zdeno Chara on IR.
Mar 28, 2018		Agreed to terms with D Zdeno Chara on a one-year, $5 million contract extension.
Oct 24, 2014	Injured	Placed D Zdeno Chara on IR.
Oct 9, 2010		(Zdeno Chara) Signed to a seven-year contract extension.

Current Stats
Career Stats

2018-2019 Regular Season Stats

Zdeno Chara	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	xGF%	Rel xGF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Boston Bruins	62	5	9	14	22	57
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	xGF%	Rel xGF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	1994-1995	HK Dukla Trencin U20	Slovakia U20	2	0	0	0	0
		HK Dukla Trencin U18	Slovakia U18	30	22	22	44	113
Draft Yr	1995-1996	SHK 37 Piestany	Slovakia2	10	1	3	4	10
Draft Yr		HK Dukla Trencin U20	Slovakia U20	22	1	13	14	80
Draft Yr		HK Dukla Trencin II	Slovakia2	5	1	1	2	6
Draft Yr		HC Sparta Praha U20	Czech U20	15	1	2	3	42
Draft Yr		HC Sparta Praha	Czech	1	0	0	0	0
	1996-1997	Prince George Cougars	WHL	49	3	19	22	120									Playoffs	15	1	7	8	0
	1997-1998	New York Islanders	NHL	25	0	1	1	50
		Kentucky Thoroughblades	AHL	48	4	9	13	125									Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
	1998-1999	New York Islanders	NHL	59	2	6	8	83
		Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL	23	2	2	4	47
		Slovakia	WC	6	1	0	1	6
		Slovakia (all)	International	6	1	0	1	6
	1999-2000	New York Islanders	NHL	65	2	9	11	57
		Slovakia	WC	9	0	0	0	12
		Slovakia (all)	International	9	0	0	0	12
	2000-2001	New York Islanders	NHL	82	2	7	9	157
		Slovakia	WC	7	0	1	1	10
		Slovakia (all)	International	7	0	1	1	10
	2001-2002	HK Dukla Trencin	Slovakia	8	2	2	4	32
		Ottawa Senators	NHL	75	10	13	23	156									Playoffs	10	0	1	1	0
	2002-2003	Ottawa Senators	NHL	74	9	30	39	116									Playoffs	18	1	6	7	0
	2003-2004	Ottawa Senators	NHL	79	16	25	41	147									Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
		Slovakia	WC	9	2	0	2	2
		Slovakia	WCup	4	0	2	2	8
		Slovakia (all)	International	13	2	2	4	10
	2004-2005	Färjestad BK	SHL	33	10	15	25	132									Playoffs	13	3	5	8	0
		Slovakia	WC	7	0	2	2	2
		Slovakia (all)	International	7	0	2	2	2
	2005-2006	Ottawa Senators	NHL	71	16	27	43	135									Playoffs	10	1	3	4	0
		Slovakia	OG	6	1	1	2	2
		Slovakia (all)	International	6	1	1	2	2
	2006-2007	Boston Bruins	NHL	80	11	32	43	100
		Slovakia	WC	7	3	1	4	4
		Slovakia (all)	International	8	3	1	4	0
	2007-2008	Boston Bruins	NHL	77	17	34	51	114	1,348	56.88	51.41	4.97	54.76	5.21	0.27	0.89	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
	2008-2009	Boston Bruins	NHL	80	19	31	50	95	1,404	56.25	52.21	1.31	52.98	1.66	0.26	0.73	Playoffs	11	1	3	4	0
	2009-2010	Boston Bruins	NHL	80	7	37	44	87	1,453	56.57	55.82	5.76	55.27	3.70	0.08	0.87	Playoffs	13	2	5	7	0
		Slovakia	OG	7	0	3	3	6
		Slovakia (all)	International	7	0	3	3	6
	2010-2011	Boston Bruins	NHL	81	14	30	44	88	1,491	65.18	52.50	4.59	54.93	5.43	0.20	1.01	Playoffs	24	2	7	9	0
	2011-2012	Boston Bruins	NHL	79	12	40	52	86	1,458	59.84	57.76	5.41	58.16	5.55	0.16	1.15	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	0
		Slovakia	WC	10	2	2	4	4
		Slovakia (all)	International	10	2	2	4	4
	2012-2013	Boston Bruins	NHL	48	7	12	19	70	867	61.29	54.71	2.56	56.75	2.05	0.28	0.90	Playoffs	22	3	12	15	0
		HC Lev Praha	KHL	25	4	6	10	24
	2013-2014	Boston Bruins	NHL	77	17	23	40	66	1,385	59.78	57.76	2.52	56.82	1.93	0.30	0.87	Playoffs	12	2	2	4	0
		Slovakia	OG	4	0	1	1	4
		Slovakia (all)	International	4	0	1	1	4
	2014-2015	Boston Bruins	NHL	63	8	12	20	42	1,089	47.95	52.13	0.83	54.77	3.97	0.17	0.44
	2015-2016	Boston Bruins	NHL	80	9	28	37	71	1,466	54.05	48.89	-1.24	50.07	0.01	0.25	0.90
	2016-2017	Team Europe	WCup	6	2	0	2	6
		Boston Bruins	NHL	75	10	19	29	59	1,386	51.18	53.76	0.21	53.27	-3.30	0.26	1.00	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	0
	2017-2018	Boston Bruins	NHL	73	7	17	24	60	1,339	53.64	54.86	0.13	54.30	-0.07	0.27	0.90	Playoffs	12	1	2	3	0
	2018-2019	Boston Bruins	NHL	62	5	9	14	57									Playoffs	15	1	2	3	0
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Signing Team

Signing Date March 23, 2019
Signing Status UFA
Agent Matt Keator

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Entry Level Contract | 1 Years $2,000,000 2.52% of cap space

	2019-2029
Cap Hit	$2,000,000	UFA
AAV	$3,750,000
Performance Bonuses	$1,750,000
Base Salary	$2,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$2,000,000
Minors Salary	$2,000,000
Clauses	NMC
UFA Year
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Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date March 28, 2018
Signing Status UFA
Agent Matt Keator

Standard Contract | 1 Years $5,000,000 6.29% of cap space

	2018-2019
Cap Hit	$5,000,000	UFA
AAV	$6,750,000
Performance Bonuses	$1,750,000
Base Salary	$5,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$5,000,000
Minors Salary	$5,000,000
Clauses	NMC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date October 10, 2010
Signing Status UFA

Standard Contract | 7 Years $45,500,000 10.76% of cap space

	2011-2012	2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018
Cap Hit	$6,916,667	$6,916,667	$6,916,667	$6,916,667	$6,916,667	$6,916,667	$4,000,000	UFA
AAV	$6,916,667	$6,916,667	$6,916,667	$6,916,667	$6,916,667	$6,916,667	$4,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$7,500,000	$6,000,000	$8,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$5,000,000	$4,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$1,000,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$8,500,000	$6,000,000	$8,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$5,000,000	$4,000,000
Minors Salary	$8,500,000	$6,000,000	$8,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$5,000,000	$4,000,000
Clauses	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 2, 2006
Signing Status UFA

Standard Contract | 5 Years $37,500,000 17.05% of cap space

	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009	2009-2010	2010-2011
Cap Hit	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	UFA
AAV	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000
Minors Salary	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000
Clauses	NTC	NTC	NTC	NTC	NTC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date August 10, 2004

Standard Contract | 2 Years $3,724,000 4.77% of cap space

	2005-2006
Cap Hit	$1,862,000	UFA
AAV	$1,862,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$3,724,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$3,724,000
Minors Salary	$3,724,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Date January 1, 1970

Entry Level Contract | Years

	1999-2000	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004
Cap Hit	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
AAV	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$875,000	$632,500	$1,100,000	$1,750,000	$2,400,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$875,000	$632,500	$1,100,000	$1,750,000	$2,400,000
Minors Salary	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Clauses
UFA Year

Standard Contract | Years

	1999-2000	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004
Cap Hit	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
AAV	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$875,000	$632,500	$1,100,000	$1,750,000	$2,400,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$875,000	$632,500	$1,100,000	$1,750,000	$2,400,000
Minors Salary	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Clauses
UFA Year

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