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Career profile Last roster: 2021-22 CGY
Zdeno Chara headshot

Zdeno Chara

D · SVK
+ 8 other teams
Status
Retired 4 yrs ago
Career
2004–2022 (18 yrs)
Age
49 (45 in 2022)
Vitals
6'9" · 250 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Career Regular Season

18 seasons (2004–2022)
Games 1426 18th
Goals 219
Assists 576 34th
Points 795 69th
+/- +107 92nd
P/GP 0.56
SHT% 9.2
PiM 2639 1st

Trophy Case

Stanley Cup Stanley Cup
as League Playoff Champion
2× 2017-18 TOR · 2021-22 CGY
Larry Robinson Larry Robinson
as Best Defensive Defenseman
2006-07 ATL

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 OTT 82 5 27 32 0.39 -8 197 0 3 0 138 3.6% 175
2005-06 OTT 81 7 39 46 0.57 +21 198 3 1 1 141 5.0% 190
2006-07 ATL 75 8 27 35 0.47 +26 132 1 1 0 131 6.1% 219
2007-08 NJD 80 10 34 44 0.55 +16 88 0 1 0 140 7.1% 228
2008-09 NJD 82 25 43 68 0.83 +7 207 4 16 0 159 15.7% 158
2009-10 NJD 82 20 43 63 0.77 -19 179 2 14 0 207 9.7% 174
2010-11 NJD 82 21 50 71 0.87 -12 202 3 12 1 160 13.1% 237
2011-12 NJD 68 6 20 26 0.38 +4 82 1 4 0 99 6.1% 138
2012-13 NJD 82 16 39 55 0.67 -14 197 1 9 0 175 9.1% 251
2013-14 NJD / ANH 77 18 35 53 0.69 +5 193 3 8 0 119 15.1% 228
2014-15 ANH 82 9 34 43 0.52 +18 116 0 2 0 141 6.4% 240
2015-16 ARI 78 13 24 37 0.47 +2 126 0 7 0 108 12.0% 196
2016-17 ARI 81 17 51 68 0.84 +8 147 4 11 1 147 11.6% 184
2017-18 VGK / TOR 80 11 27 38 0.48 -13 133 0 6 0 143 7.7% 188
2018-19 TOR 82 12 17 29 0.35 +5 148 3 4 1 126 9.5% 310
2019-20 TOR / BUF 79 8 22 30 0.38 +22 90 0 4 0 75 10.7% 141
2020-21 CGY 71 3 16 19 0.27 +26 65 0 0 0 71 4.2% 180
2021-22 CGY 82 10 28 38 0.46 +13 139 3 3 0 113 8.8% 232
CAREER 18 yrs 1426 219 576 795 0.56 +107 2639 28 106 4 -- 9.2% 3669
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2005-06 OTT 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0% 8
2007-08 NJD 7 0 4 4 0.57 -3 10 0 0 0 14 0.0% 20
2008-09 NJD 9 0 4 4 0.44 0 36 0 0 0 16 0.0% 18
2011-12 NJD 7 0 1 1 0.14 -3 6 0 0 0 15 0.0% 16
2013-14 ANH 24 3 7 10 0.42 0 29 1 2 0 33 9.1% 60
2014-15 ANH 6 0 2 2 0.33 -1 15 0 0 0 18 0.0% 22
2016-17 ARI 7 1 6 7 1.00 -2 33 0 1 0 10 10.0% 23
2017-18 TOR 17 0 6 6 0.35 +5 30 0 0 0 26 0.0% 37
2018-19 TOR 10 1 6 7 0.70 0 21 0 1 0 12 8.3% 41
2019-20 BUF 23 0 6 6 0.26 +6 19 0 0 0 13 0.0% 25
2020-21 CGY 7 1 0 1 0.14 -4 12 0 0 0 5 20.0% 20
2021-22 CGY 23 4 5 9 0.39 -3 49 1 2 0 33 12.1% 62
CAREER 12 app. 142 10 47 57 0.40 -5 260 2 6 0 -- 5.0% 352
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
1997-98 NYI 25 0 1 1 0.04 +1 50 0 0 0 0.0% 11:07
1998-99 NYI 59 2 6 8 0.14 -8 83 0 0 0 3.6% 18:54
1999-00 NYI 65 2 9 11 0.17 -27 57 1 0 0 4.3% 22:52
2000-01 NYI 82 2 7 9 0.11 -27 157 0 0 0 2.4% 22:20
2001-02 OTT 75 10 13 23 0.31 +30 156 2 4 5 9.5% 22:16
2002-03 OTT 74 9 30 39 0.53 +29 116 2 3 17 5.4% 24:57
2003-04 OTT 79 16 25 41 0.52 +33 147 3 7 14 8.6% 24:38
2005-06 OTT 71 16 27 43 0.61 +17 135 3 10 22 7.5% 27:11
2006-07 BOS 80 11 32 43 0.54 -21 100 3 9 26 5.4% 27:58
2007-08 BOS 77 17 34 51 0.66 +14 114 0 9 25 8.2% 26:50
2008-09 BOS 80 19 31 50 0.63 +23 95 3 11 28 8.8% 26:04
2009-10 BOS 80 7 37 44 0.55 +19 87 1 4 16 2.9% 25:22
2010-11 BOS 81 14 30 44 0.54 +33 88 2 8 15 5.3% 25:26
2011-12 BOS 79 12 40 52 0.66 +33 86 0 8 18 5.4% 25:00
2012-13 BOS 48 7 12 19 0.40 +14 70 2 3 4 5.9% 24:56
2013-14 BOS 77 17 23 40 0.52 +25 66 3 10 15 10.1% 24:39
2014-15 BOS 63 8 12 20 0.32 0 42 0 4 5 5.8% 23:21
2015-16 BOS 80 9 28 37 0.46 +12 71 3 1 10 5.7% 24:06
2016-17 BOS 75 10 19 29 0.39 +18 59 0 1 3 7.4% 23:20
2017-18 BOS 73 7 17 24 0.33 +22 60 3 0 0 4.9% 22:54
2018-19 BOS 62 5 9 14 0.23 +22 57 2 1 3 5.1% 21:05
2019-20 BOS 68 5 9 14 0.21 +26 60 2 0 0 5.8% 21:01
2020-21 WSH 55 2 8 10 0.18 +5 44 0 0 0 3.0% 18:19
2021-22 NYI 72 2 12 14 0.19 +8 85 0 0 0 2.5% 18:44
Career NHL 1680 209 471 680 0.40 +301 2085 35 93 226 6.1% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 27 D OTT - - 60 59 79 83 84 - - 75 59 79 - 52 57 77
2005-06 28 D OTT - - 60 59 83 87 84 - - 76 59 80 - 54 58 79
2006-07 29 D ATL - - 58 67 92 87 84 - - 78 65 86 - 58 61 83
2007-08 30 D NJD - - 65 67 92 89 84 - - 77 65 83 - 75 79 84
2008-09 31 D NJD 97 60 89 68 99 - 95 76 25 83 78 94 - 80 80 -
2009-10 32 D NJD 91 48 74 72 99 - 99 85 40 83 77 87 - 82 82 80
2010-11 33 D NJD 87 48 69 72 99 - 99 82 40 83 69 89 - 86 86 81
2011-12 34 D NJD 87 50 75 68 99 90 95 76 40 78 73 91 64 84 90 80
2012-13 35 D NJD 73 52 74 68 99 96 95 71 30 70 66 84 67 82 84 76
2013-14 36 D ANH 74 55 66 63 99 96 98 61 30 59 63 88 59 84 90 75
2014-15 37 D ANH 75 52 75 67 99 94 93 62 30 58 70 85 60 86 91 75
2015-16 38 D ARI 72 46 73 62 99 90 79 56 30 55 62 84 54 88 92 72
2016-17 39 D ARI 82 57 75 78 96 86 89 73 25 69 54 95 56 94 99 80
2017-18 40 D TOR 82 47 78 76 95 88 95 66 25 60 54 99 25 96 99 79
2018-19 41 D TOR 84 61 77 72 96 87 91 62 25 58 50 95 57 98 99 77
2019-20 42 D BUF 78 78 74 72 98 83 85 61 25 52 49 90 57 98 99 75
2020-21 43 D CGY 76 86 75 72 99 82 82 59 25 50 49 96 57 99 99 75
2021-22 44 D CGY 81 69 77 72 96 75 92 61 25 51 48 92 57 99 99 75
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 27 D OTT - - 60 59 79 83 84 - - 75 59 79 - 52 57 77
2005-06 28 D OTT - - · · +4 +4 · - - +1 · +1 - +2 +1 +2
2006-07 29 D ATL - - −2 +8 +9 · · - - +2 +6 +6 - +4 +3 +4
2007-08 30 D NJD - - +7 · · +2 · - - −1 · −3 - +17 +18 +1
2008-09 31 D NJD 97 60 +24 +1 +7 - +11 76 25 +6 +13 +11 - +5 +1 -
2009-10 32 D NJD −6 −12 −15 +4 · - +4 +9 +15 · −1 −7 - +2 +2 80
2010-11 33 D NJD −4 · −5 · · - · −3 · · −8 +2 - +4 +4 +1
2011-12 34 D NJD · +2 +6 −4 · 90 −4 −6 · −5 +4 +2 64 −2 +4 −1
2012-13 35 D NJD −14 +2 −1 · · +6 · −5 −10 −8 −7 −7 +3 −2 −6 −4
2013-14 36 D ANH +1 +3 −8 −5 · · +3 −10 · −11 −3 +4 −8 +2 +6 −1
2014-15 37 D ANH +1 −3 +9 +4 · −2 −5 +1 · −1 +7 −3 +1 +2 +1 ·
2015-16 38 D ARI −3 −6 −2 −5 · −4 −14 −6 · −3 −8 −1 −6 +2 +1 −3
2016-17 39 D ARI +10 +11 +2 +16 −3 −4 +10 +17 −5 +14 −8 +11 +2 +6 +7 +8
2017-18 40 D TOR · −10 +3 −2 −1 +2 +6 −7 · −9 · +4 −31 +2 · −1
2018-19 41 D TOR +2 +14 −1 −4 +1 −1 −4 −4 · −2 −4 −4 +32 +2 · −2
2019-20 42 D BUF −6 +17 −3 · +2 −4 −6 −1 · −6 −1 −5 · · · −2
2020-21 43 D CGY −2 +8 +1 · +1 −1 −3 −2 · −2 · +6 · +1 · ·
2021-22 44 D CGY +5 −17 +2 · −3 −7 +10 +2 · +1 −1 −4 · · · ·
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2004-05 OTT $2,400,000 3 yr 4.8% 27 RFA
2005-06 OTT $1,992,000 2 yr 4.0% 28 RFA
2006-07 ATL $1,832,640 1 yr 4.7% 29 RFA
2007-08 NJD $10,000,000 5 yr 19.9% 30 UFA
2012-13 NJD $9,000,000 3 yr 12.8% 35 UFA
2015-16 ARI $7,500,000 2 yr 10.5% 38 UFA
2017-18 VGK $8,000,000 1 yr 10.7% 40 UFA
2018-19 TOR $7,000,000 2 yr 8.8% 41 UFA
2020-21 CGY $6,000,000 2 yr 7.4% 43 UFA
2006-07
Feb 18 2007
2006-07
to THRASHERS
2013-14
Feb 10 2014
2013-14
to DUCKS
2015-16
Jun 13 2015
2015-16
to COYOTES
  • Zdeno Chara 72
2017-18
Mar 9 2018
2017-18
to MAPLE LEAFS
to GOLDEN KNIGHTS
2019-20
Feb 1 2020
2019-20
to SABRES
to MAPLE LEAFS
2020-21
Sep 4 2020
2020-21
to FLAMES
  • Zdeno Chara 75
to PREDATORS
  • $3,000,000
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