The AHL All-Star Skills Competition was held in Ontario, California, on Sunday and a new record was set in the Hardest Shot Competition.
Ontario Reign forward Martin Frk hit 109.2 MPH on the radar gun, breaking Zdeno Chara’s NHL record of 108.8 MPH set in 2012.
Blue Jackets forward Nathan Gerbe is one of the shortest hockey players in the National Hockey League, standing in at a meager 5-foot-4. Tuesday, Gerbe suited up against the NHL’s tallest player, 6-foot-9 Zdeno Chara – a 17 inch different in height.
A photographer snapped a pic of the two players together skating for a loose puck, which Gerbe posted on Twitter.
“This is photoshopped right? 🤣” Gerbe wrote.
Tom Wilson and Zdeno Chara threw hands in the first period in what has to be one of the tallest fights in NHL history.
The two players came to blows due to some orneriness from Wilson near the corner boards.
Wilson gave The Big Z a BIG cross-check, breaking his hockey stick over the Slovakian legend. Chara didn’t appreciate that attempt to injure so HERE WE GO!
Zdeno Chara will be a Hockey Hall of Famer shortly after his career ends. Now, part of his story will include the toughness he exuded during the 2019 Stanley Cup Final at age 42.
At the Boston Bruins’ end-of-season media availability, Chara revealed that he played through multiple jaw fractures during Games Five, Six, and Seven of the championship series.
By Ian Oland 4 years ago
The Bruins captain Zdeno Chara has had a rough ride in the Stanley Cup Final against the St. Louis Blues. Towards the end of Game One, he blocked a shot from Vladimir Tarasenko that injured his wrist. Luckily for the Bruins, he was back in the lineup for the start of Game Two.
He incurred a second injury after a blocked shot deflected off his stick and struck him in the face early in the second period of Game Four.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
The Boston Bruins announced Saturday that they have signed a one-year contract extension with defender Zdeno Chara. Chara, the 2009 Norris winner and a critical part of the 2011 Stanley Cup champion Bruins, turned 42 earlier this week.
By Peter Hassett 4 years ago
Alex Ovechkin is a big rig. And 6-foot-9-inch Zdeno Chara is nicknamed The Big Z.
So physics demands that when these two big humans meet, there is a lot of force involved. And that happened during the first period.
In the neutral zone, the two future Hall of Famers fought for a loose puck. Chara ended up in the Caps bench.
By Ian Oland 4 years ago
Norris Trophy winning defenseman Zdeno Chara may be known for his blistering slap shot and his crushing hits. But he certainly has a soft spot as well.
The six-foot-nine defenseman showed off that tender side in an Instagram video he posted two days ago. In it, a pigeon is on Chara’s arm, eating bread crumbs from his hand.
By Brendan Doyle 5 years ago
Zdeno sad. (Photo: Jared Wickerham)
The Montreal Canadiens pulled off an improbable comeback tonight, defeating the Boston Bruins 3-1 in game seven.
(Actually, I think I wrote that wrong. Let me try again.)
The universe decided it hated Zdeno Chara, so Montreal got ANOTHER fluky game seven win over a team way better than them.
(Okay, that’s better.)
Not kidding. Chara was bad. The 6’9” Norris trophy winner scored an own goal, committed two penalties, slipped on multiple invisible bananas, and had one particularly weird incident involving Brendan Gallagher and a temporary suspension of the rules of physics.
Let’s take a gander.
Crash the net! (Photo credit: Mitchell Layton)
Three times in Game Six did the Boston Bruins gain a lead over the Washington Capitals. And three times did the Caps tie it up. But the Caps just couldn’t finish off Boston.
Rich Peverley was credited for deflecting Bergeron’s blue-line bomb past Holtby. Mike Green got that back with a slapshot from way out, bouncing off Greg Zanon’s lower body in traffic. David Krecji used his speed to convert a power play and restore the Bruins’ lead. Jason Chimera evened it up by finishing off a great setup from Nick Backstrom at the end of the second period. Tyler Seguin’s rebound made easy feeding for Andrew Ference, giving the Bruins their third lead of the day. Alex Ovechkin canceled that out with a laser-quick  shot off the faceoff with just five minutes remaining.
Into overtime, which Boston dominated until Tyler Seguin got the game winner. Bruins beat Caps 4-3 (OT). We’re going to Game Seven in Boston.
By Peter Hassett 11 years ago
