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Chara's Impact Extends Beyond Impressive Minutes
BostonBruins.com - Nearly every summer, Bruins captain Zdeno Chara, an avid cyclist, rides stages of the Tour de France.
It has been well-documented that cycling has been a part of his training for years, and at times, when he’s watched as the Tour athletes come past, he has started running alongside the riders, trying to push them up the hill.
That’s what the Bruins captain does for his team every night - and it was very apparent on Thursday, when he logged 38:02 in ice-time, more than half of the game’s playing time, to lead all skaters on the ice, in the Bruins’ 3-2 overtime win over the New York Rangers to take Game One.
The next closest skater was Rangers’ defenseman Dan Girardi with 32:05. The nearest Bruin was Patrice Bergeron, who logged just over 27 minutes on the ice (hefty in its own right, for a forward).
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Zee: It's the Playoffs; You've Got to Move On
BOSTON, MA - Heading into Game 5 at TD Garden with the 3-1 series lead Friday night, the Bruins knew they would be facing a desperate Toronto team.
The challenge would be matching - and surpassing - that desperation.
The Bruins didn’t get the jump they wanted off the start, and didn’t find that desperation until midway through the second period, when they were staring at an 0-2 deficit on a night when they were supposed to clinch. Despite a third-period goal by Captain Zdeno Chara, they fell, 2-1, to the Leafs, bringing the series back to Toronto for Game 6 on Sunday night.
So, in this case, does the team facing elimination have the upper-hand, and the momentum?
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Bruins and Sabres joined together at center ice for a salute to the fans - and city of Boston.
“After the game, it’s no more about two teams trying to earn two points,” said Zdeno Chara, on the solidarity of the salute. “It’s more than that, and it was just a great gesture by everybody. I think the whole league, and the whole country, and I think the whole world, is behind us.”
BRUINS :30 Before the B’s took the ice at Carleton University in Ottawa for practice, Anton took a few one timers courtesy of his captain Zdeno Chara.
Happy 36th birthday Zdeno Chara! #nhlbruins
We really are brothers. We just play for each other and protect each other.
Captain Zee Always Above the Fray
SUNRISE, FL - Captain Zdeno Chara, standing at 6-foot-9, doesn’t always score goals.
As the Bruins’ top defender, he prides himself on shutting down the opposing team’s scoring abilities. But when Big Zee scores, like with Sunday’s highlight reel top-shelf backhander in Sunrise - wow, does he make it count.
And count it did, as the game-winner en route to a 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center.
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-Caryn Switaj ^CS
Who is at a loss for words? Watch Captain Chara’s highlight reel spin-o-rama top-shelf backhander that led the B’s to a 4-1 win over the Panthers in Florida.
Bergeron, Chara: Losing Tim Thomas Won’t Be Easy
LAS VEGAS – Bruins captain Zdeno Chara and alternate Patrice Bergeron were both asked about Tim Thomas’ decision to take a year off during their media day appearances with bostonbruinsTV on Tuesday.
“Well, for sure it’s not going to be easy,” Chara told BBTV. “You know I’ve been really surprised by the announcement he made but, we have to respect his decision and we’ll see if he will or will not come play next season.
“If he doesn’t then obviously we have to play without him.”
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Bergeron and Chara are finalists to win trophies at the 2012 NHL Awards on Wednesday, June 20, from the Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas. Click here for full details (Photo: Getty Images).
