Zdeno Chara

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defenceman human ice hockey player

Zdeno Chára is a Slovak former professional ice hockey defenseman renowned for his towering height, powerful shot, and long tenure as captain in the NHL.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Zdeno Chára	48	7

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defenceman → human → ice hockey player →
awardReceived	James Norris Memorial Trophy →
birthName	Zdeno Chara self-link → surface form: Zdeno Chára
captaincyEndYear	2020 →
captaincyStartYear	2006 →
captainOf	Boston Bruins →
countryOfCitizenship	Slovakia →
dateOfBirth	1977-03-18 →
draftedBy	New York Islanders →
draftLeague	National Hockey League → surface form: NHL
draftOverall	56th overall →
draftRound	3rd round →
draftYear	1996 →
familyName	Chára →
givenName	Zdeno →
hallOfFameStatus	not yet inducted as of 2024 →
height	2.06 m →
heightInFeetInches	6 ft 9 in →
knownFor	defensive play → long NHL captaincy → powerful slap shot → towering height →
leaguePlayedIn	National Hockey League →
name	Zdeno Chara self-link → surface form: Zdeno Chára
nationality	Slovak →
nationalTeam	Slovakia men's national ice hockey team →
NorrisTrophyYear	2009 →
participatedIn	NHL All-Star Game →
placeOfBirth	Czechoslovakia → Trenčín →
playedFor	Boston Bruins → HC Dukla Trenčín → HC Lev Praha → New York Islanders → Ottawa Senators → Washington Capitals →
positionPlayed	defence →
recordHeld	one of the tallest players in NHL history →
retiredFromProfessionalPlay	true →
retirementAnnouncementYear	2022 →
sexOrGender	male →
shoots	left →
sport	ice hockey →
StanleyCupWinYear	2011 →
teamForStanleyCupWin	Boston Bruins →
won	Stanley Cup →