Day 12

Zdeno Chara

Birthday: March 18, 1977 (Age 33)

Hometown: Trencin, Czechoslovakia

Height: 6 ft. 9 in.

Weight: 255 lb.

Position: Defence

Current Team: Boston Bruins

Past Teams: New York Islanders (1996), Ottawa Senators (2001)

Hockey Stuff:

- 56th overall in 1996

- captain of the Bruins

- the third Slovak-born NHL player to become a captain

- he set a new Skill Competition record at the All-Star Skills Competition in 2009: a 169.7 km/h (105.4 mph) slapshot. HOLY SHIT!

- Played in NHL All-Star Game (2003, 2007, 2008, 2009)

- Named to the NHL First All-Star Team (2004, 2009)

- Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team (2006, 2008)

- Won the James Norris Memorial Trophy (2009)

- Won the hardest shot competition at the NHL All-Star Game SuperSkills Competition in (2007, 2008, 2009)

Why I love him: His shot is just as mean as his height.