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Zdeno Chara	#33 \| Defenseman \| Boston Bruins

Height: 6-9 Weight: 261 Shoots: L Born: March 18, 1977, Trencin, Czechoslovakia

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October 4, 2008
Zdeno Chara scored the Bruins' lone goal in Saturday's 3-1 preseason loss to the Islanders. The score came on the power-play.

October 1, 2008
Zdeno Chara made his preseason debut and scored on the power play in Boston's 3-1 loss to Montreal.

September 30, 2008
Zdeno Chara may make his first appearance of the preseason Wednesday against the Canadiens, according to the Boston Globe. He is recovering from left shoulder surgery.

September 28, 2008
Zdeno Chara skated Saturday and is almost ready to resume playing, according to the Boston Herald. He has been recovering from left shoulder surgery.

September 6, 2008
Zdeno Chara has been progressing favorably in his recovery from left shoulder surgery, according to the Boston Globe.

June 12, 2008
Zdeno Chara has started rehabbing his left shoulder, according to the Boston Herald. He underwent left shoulder surgery six weeks ago to repair a torn labrum. Hes doing daily range-of-motion exercises, and its estimated that he faces three more months of rehab, which would take him into September and the start of training camp. He couldnt state whether hed be ready from the get-go, but it shouldnt be too long after that if he isnt. He said, "Well have to see how the rehab goes, but it should be right for the start of training camp. Obviously I want to be careful with everything."

May 1, 2008
Zdeno Chara did in fact undergo the knife to fix his injured shoulder, according to the Boston Globe. Chara should be able to return for the start of training camp.

April 22, 2008
After being nominated for the Norris trophy Zdeno Chara learned that he faces surgery on the shoulder that limited him for much of the final quarter of the season, this according to the Boston Herald. I dont know for sure, but it looks like it, said Chara.

April 22, 2008
Zdeno Chara was nominated for the Norris trophy awarded to the leagues best defensemen, this according to NHL.com.

April 21, 2008
Zdeno Chara had a rough Game 7 with a (-3) on the night as the Bruins fell to the Canadiens 5-0.

March 19, 2008
Zdeno Chara returned to full practice on Wednesday, his first such activity since suffering an upper-body injury on March 8, the Boston Globe reports. We suspect that Chara could play on Thursday, but we'll have to wait for an update.

March 17, 2008
Zdeno Chara took part in an on-ice session Monday morning and likely will practice on Tuesday, according to the Boston Globe. "I think it's getting better," said Chara. "I'm feeling, when I'm skating, that it's getting better. We'll see how it is tomorrow. Hopefully there are no setbacks. Just keep moving forward. Still day-to-day and see how it feels." If all keeps going well with his upper-body injury, he might be able to play on Thursday.

March 14, 2008
Although coach Claude Julien said the chances of Zdeno Chara playing this weekend are "slim," he added that he "wouldn't count him out," according to the Boston Globe. Chara is dealing with an upper-body injury.

March 9, 2008
Zdeno Chara will not take part in Sunday's game after missing a chunk of Saturday's contest, according to the Boston Globe. "He's banged up, that's about all I can say about it," said agent Matt Keator. "He's definitely not finished for the season. He should be fine. I don't think he is going to miss much time at all." There have been reports that Chara is done for the season, but the exact nature of his ailment hasn't even been made public, so it's all speculation at this point. We'll update you as more information becomes available.

March 8, 2008
Zdeno Chara and Marco Sturm scored 5-on-3 goals three minutes apart late in the third period as the Bruins took advantage of Washington's failures to win 2-1 over the Capitals at TD Banknorth Garden, according to the Sports Network. It was Chara's 16th goal of the season, tying a career high.

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