FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Chmura March 23, 2019 617.624.1913 Brandon McNelis 857.241.8343 Travis Basciotta 617.459.6853

BRUINS SIGN ZDENO CHARA TO ONE-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION

BOSTON – Bruins General Manager announced today, March 23, that the team has signed defenseman Zdeno Chara to a one-year contract extension through the 2019- 2020 season worth $2 million, plus an additional $1.75 million in performance-based incentives.

Chara will be available to the media at BB&T Center prior to the team’s game against the Florida Panthers at approximately 4:15 p.m.

Sweeney will be available to the media at BB&T Center prior to the team’s game against the Florida Panthers at approximately 5:30 p.m.

Raw video of both media availabilities will be available for download on the Bruins Media Site, using the following log-in information:

www..com/bruins/media Username: bruinsmedia Password: bruins1924

Chara, who is in his 21st NHL season and 13th with Boston in 2018-19, has appeared in 55 games this season, recording four goals and seven assists for 11 points with a plus-16 rating.

The 42-year-old defenseman has led the Bruins to a postseason berth in nine of his 12 completed seasons with the team, including a Championship in 2010-11. He ranks sixth in franchise history in games played (948), and fourth in points by a defenseman (452) behind Hall of Famers (1,506), (888), and (474).

Chara, who is the second-oldest active player in the NHL, is also the longest-tenured in the league, having worn the "C" for the Bruins since his first season in Boston in 2006-07. Standing 6- foot-9 and weighing 250 pounds, he is also the tallest player to ever play in the NHL. Among active NHL players, Chara ranks fourth in games played (1,478), first in plus/minus (plus-256), first in minutes (1,892), 10th in shots (3,169), and fourth in time on ice (25,455:11). He also ranks sixth among active players in postseason games played (159), first in postseason plus/minus (plus- 41), and second in postseason penalty minutes (192).

Over his 20-year NHL career, Chara has received several individual accolades. He was awarded the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman in 2008-09, after tallying a career-high 19 goals and 31 assists in 80 games with Boston. He was the recipient of the Leadership Award in 2010-11 for his exemplary leadership both on and off the ice. He was named to the NHL First All-Star Team three times (2003-04, 2008-09, 2013-14), the Second All-Star Team four times (2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11, 2011-12), and was selected to play in the NHL All-Star Game five times (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2011-12). He was also the recipient of the Golden Puck as Slovakia's Player of the Year three times (2008-09, 2010-11, 2011-12).

Chara has represented his home country of Slovakia in international play on several occasions, including three Olympics (2006, 2010, 2014), in which he has posted one and five assists in 17 games. Most recently, he served as alternate captain for Team Europe at the 2016 World Cup

of Hockey, notching two goals in six games to help lead the team to a second-place finish to Team .

The Trencin, Slovakia native was originally selected by the in the third round (56th overall) of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

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