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Zdeno Chara Part of First Year Eligible Class
While the big man on skates never brought the cup to Ottawa, defenseman Zdeno Chara is part of the class of the 2025 Hockey Hall of Fame.
Per TSN by way of Lanny McDonald, Chair of the Hockey Hall of Fame:
Standing at 6-foot-9, Chara was the tallest player in NHL history and captained the Bruins to a Stanley Cup victory in 2011, ending a 39-year drought.
Drafted 56th overall by the New York Islanders in 1996, Chara played 24 seasons in the NHL, recording 209 goals and 680 points in 1,680 games split between the Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Bruins, and Washington Capitals.
The three-time first-team all-star won the Norris Trophy in 2009 after putting up 19 goals and 50 points in 80 games, while averaging 26:04 of ice time with the Bruins.
He also won the Mark Messier Leadership Award in 2011.
He was also inducted to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2025.
The Trencin, Slovakia, native represented his country three times at the Winter Olympic Games, finishing as high as fourth place in 2010. He also represented Slovakia seven times at the World Championship, taking home silver in 2000 and 2012.
Chara also took part of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey as a member of Team Europe, winning silver.
On June 23, 2001, Chara was traded from New York Islanders with Bill Muckalt and round 1 pick in the 2001 draft (Jason Spezza) to Ottawa Senators for Alexei Yashin.
Big Z had 51 goals and 95 assists for 146 points in 299 games in an Ottawa uniform and was once an NHL All Star for the Senators.
Local native Jennifer Botherill heads Women class into the Hockey Hall of Fame
A native of Ottawa, Botterill has a decorated international career, winning three gold medals for Canada (2002, 2006, 2010), and five world championships, winning two tournament MVPs.
Botterill won the Patty Kazmaier Award as the top female player in women’s NCAA Division I hockey in two straight seasons with Harvard and remains the only player to win the award twice.
During her four seasons with Harvard, she recorded 149 goals and 319 points.
Botterill dominated the professional women’s hockey after college, recording 67 goals and 150 points in three seasons in the NWHL while winning the NWHL Championship in 2004-05 with the Toronto Aeros.
She then moved to the CWHL for the 2007-08 campaign and recorded 61 goals and 155 points 78 games split between the Mississauga Chiefs and Toronto CWHL. Botterill was the first winner of the Angela James Bowl, which was given to the league’s leading scorer in 2008.
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