Zdeno Chara

Zdeno CHARA

47y

206cm

113kg

Player Bio:

Position: Left Defense

Hand: L

Date of Birth: March 18, 1977

Place of Birth: Trencin, Trencin, SVK

Draft Year: 1996

Draft Round: 3

Drafted Overall: 56

Drafted By:

Current Team's Last 5 Games:

No games found.

Player Season Game Logs

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Season Stats

			Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Cap Hit	Team	GP	Goals	Assists	Points	+/-	TOI	GP	Goals	Assists	Points	+/-	TOI
2021-22	$0.75M		72	2	12	14	+8	18:43
Oct. 10, 2021: Signed by NYI
2020-21	$0.795M		55	2	8	10	+5	18:19	5	0	0	0	+1	16:15
Dec. 30, 2020: Signed by WSH
2019-20	$2M		68	5	9	14	+26	21:00	13	0	2	2	-4	19:46
2018-19	$5M		62	5	9	14	+22	21:04	23	2	4	6	+11	21:28
2017-18	$4M		73	7	17	24	+22	22:54	12	1	2	3	+7	23:35
2016-17	$6.917M		75	10	19	29	+18	23:19	6	0	1	1	-3	28:45
2015-16	$6.917M		80	9	28	37	+12	24:05
2014-15	$6.917M		63	8	12	20	0	23:20
2013-14	$6.917M		77	17	23	40	+25	24:39	12	2	2	4	+4	25:20
2012-13	$6.917M		48	7	12	19	+14	24:56	22	3	12	15	+7	29:31
2011-12	$6.917M		79	12	40	52	+33	25:00	7	1	2	3	-1	27:21
2010-11	$7.5M		81	14	30	44	+33	25:26	24	2	7	9	+16	27:39
2009-10	$7.5M		80	7	37	44	+19	25:22	13	2	5	7	+1	28:07
2008-09	$7.5M		80	19	31	50	+23	26:04	11	1	3	4	+1	25:10
2007-08	$7.5M		77	17	34	51	+14	26:50	7	1	1	2	-1	25:51
2006-07	$7.5M		80	11	32	43	-21	27:57
July 2, 2006: Signed by BOS
2005-06	$1.862M		71	16	27	43	+17	27:11	10	1	3	4	0	27:32
2003-04	?		79	16	25	41	+33	24:37	7	1	1	2	+3	24:38
2002-03	?		74	9	30	39	+29	24:57	18	1	6	7	+3	25:06
2001-02	?		75	10	13	23	+30	22:16	10	0	1	1	+4	26:07
June 23, 2001: Traded from NYI to OTT
2000-01	?		82	2	7	9	-27	22:20
1999-00	?		65	2	9	11	-27	22:51
1998-99	?		59	2	6	8	-8	18:54
1997-98	?		25	0	1	1	+1	11:07
1996: Drafted by NYI

Contracts

35+ Contract

Zdeno Chara signed a 1 year, $1,500,000 contract with the New York Islanders on Oct. 10, 2021. The contract has a cap hit of $750,000.

Signing team:

Signing date: Oct. 10, 2021

Signed by: Lou Lamoriello

Cap %: 0.92

Expiry status: UFA

Season	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Salary
2021-22		$0.75M	$1.5M	$0.75M	-	$0.75M	$0.75M	$0.75M

35+ Contract

Zdeno Chara signed a 1 year, $1,525,000 contract with the Washington Capitals on Dec. 30, 2020. The contract has a cap hit of $795,000.

Signing team:

Signing date: Dec. 30, 2020

Signed by: Brian MacLellan

Cap %: 0.98

Expiry status: UFA

Season	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Salary
2020-21	NMC	$0.795M	$1.525M	$0.73M	-	$0.795M	$0.795M	$0.795M

Performance Bonus Details: Games Played Bonus: $230,000 (10 gms) + Playoff Qualification Bonus: $250,000 (club qualifies for the playoffs) + Stanley Cup Bonus: $250,000 (club wins the Stanley Cup)

35+ Contract (Extension)

Zdeno Chara signed a 1 year, $3,750,000 contract with the Boston Bruins on March 23, 2019. The contract has a cap hit of $2,000,000.

Signing team:

Signing date: March 23, 2019

Signed by: Don Sweeney

Cap %: 2.45

Expiry status: UFA

Season	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Salary
2019-20	NMC	$2M	$3.75M	$1.75M	-	$2M	$2M	$2M

Performance Bonus Details: Games Played Bonus: $1,250,000 (10 gms) + Playoff Qualification Bonus: $250,000 (club qualifies for the playoffs) + Stanley Cup Bonus: $250,000 (club wins the Stanley Cup)

35+ Contract (Extension)

Zdeno Chara signed a 1 year, $6,750,000 contract with the Boston Bruins on March 28, 2018. The contract has a cap hit of $5,000,000.

Signing team:

Signing date: March 28, 2018

Signed by: Don Sweeney

Cap %: 6.29

Expiry status: UFA

Season	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Salary
2018-19	NMC	$5M	$6.75M	$1.75M	-	$5M	$5M	$5M

Performance Bonus Details: Games Played Bonus: $1,250,000 (10 gms) + Playoff Qualification Bonus: $250,000 (club qualifies for the playoffs) + Stanley Cup Bonus: $250,000 (club wins the Stanley Cup)

Standard Contract (Extension)

Zdeno Chara signed a 7 year, $45,500,000 contract with the Boston Bruins on Oct. 10, 2010. The contract has a cap hit of $4,000,000.

Signing team:

Signing date: Oct. 10, 2010

Signed by: Peter Chiarelli

Cap %: 5.33

Expiry status: UFA

Season	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Salary
2011-12	NMC	$6.917M	$6.917M	-	$1M	$7.5M	$8.5M	$8.5M
2012-13	NMC	$6.917M	$6.917M	-	-	$6M	$6M	$6M
2013-14	NMC	$6.917M	$6.917M	-	-	$8M	$8M	$8M
2014-15	NMC	$6.917M	$6.917M	-	-	$7M	$7M	$7M
2015-16	NMC	$6.917M	$6.917M	-	-	$7M	$7M	$7M
2016-17	NMC	$6.917M	$6.917M	-	-	$5M	$5M	$5M
2017-18	NMC	$4M	$4M	-	-	$4M	$4M	$4M

Note: Due to the "Kovalchuk rule", Chara's final year cap hit is equal to his salary as he is aged 40 or older. This rule was removed in the 2012 CBA

Standard Contract

Zdeno Chara signed a 5 year, $37,500,000 contract with the Boston Bruins on July 2, 2006. The contract has a cap hit of $7,500,000.

Signing team:

Signing date: July 2, 2006

Signed by: Peter Chiarelli

Cap %: 12.63

Expiry status: UFA

Season	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Salary
2006-07	NTC	$7.5M	$7.5M	-	-	$7.5M	$7.5M	$7.5M
2007-08	NTC	$7.5M	$7.5M	-	-	$7.5M	$7.5M	$7.5M
2008-09	NTC	$7.5M	$7.5M	-	-	$7.5M	$7.5M	$7.5M
2009-10	NTC	$7.5M	$7.5M	-	-	$7.5M	$7.5M	$7.5M
2010-11	NTC	$7.5M	$7.5M	-	-	$7.5M	$7.5M	$7.5M

Standard Contract

Zdeno Chara signed a 2 year, $3,724,000 contract with the Ottawa Senators on Aug. 10, 2004. The contract has a cap hit of $1,862,000.

Signing team:

Signing date: Aug. 10, 2004

Signed by: John Muckler

Cap %: 4.77

Expiry status: UFA

Season	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Salary
2004-05		$NHL LOCKOUT / 24% ROLLBACK FOLLOWS
2005-06		$1.862M	$1.862M	-	-	$3.724M	$3.724M	$3.724M

Trades

June 23, 2001

acquire:

- Alexei Yashin

acquire:

- D Zdeno Chara

- Bill Muckalt

- 2001 1st round pick

(#2 - Jason Spezza)