Bruins Sign Zdeno Chara, 42, To One-Year, $2 Million Contract Extension

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Mar 23, 2019

Zdeno Chara will anchor the Boston Bruins defense for at least another season.

The Bruins on Saturday announced a one-year, $2 million extension with the 42-year-old defenseman. Chara could earn an extra $1.75 million in performance bonuses.

Bruins Twitter reacted to the news with this appropriate tweet:

Chara is in the midst of his 13th season in Black and Gold. The towering Slovak has four goals and seven assists through 55 games.

Chara has played in a whopping 948 game with the Bruins, and 1,478 total games over the course of his likely Hall-of-Fame career.

Thumbnail photo via James Guillory/USA TODAY Sports Images
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