Topic: Zdeno Chara

Canadiens re-sign Pacioretty to a two-year contract

MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to a two-year contract extension with Max Pacioretty, whose NHL season was cut short by a controversial hit from Boston's Zdeno Chara, the team said on Monday.Pacioretty, who missed the final month of the ...

Triumphant Bruins set to parade Stanley Cup in Boston

BOSTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of jubilant hockey fans are expected to pack downtown Boston on Saturday for a parade in honor of the new NHL Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins.The Bruins brought hockey's prized trophy back to Boston for the ...

Triumphant Bruins arrive home with Stanley Cup

BOSTON (Reuters) - The triumphant Boston Bruins returned home on Thursday to cheers from jubilant fans after winning their first Stanley Cup in 39 years by beating the Vancouver Canucks in the decisive game of the NHL final.The city will hold a ...

Bruins' Chara suffering from dehydration

Slovak star Zdeno Chara sat out Saturday's Boston-Montreal playoff contest after being hospitalized following game one with dehydration.The 34-year-old, 6ft 9in Chara was taken to hospital after logging a whopping 25 minutes of ice time in the Bruins 2-0 loss to Montreal ...

Concussed Pacioretty skates briefly

Max Pacioretty, whose concussion and broken vertebra intensified debate on NHL hits, took a short solo skate prior to Canadiens team practice on Friday.It was the 22-year-old left wing's first skate since he was injured on March 8 after a hit by ...

NHL Canadiens' Pacioretty visits teammates

Max Pacioretty visited his Canadiens teammates at the Bell Centre, where fans protested the NHL's decision not to punish the hit that left him with a concussion and broken vertebra."Going to the game tonight to show the boys some support.. going to ...

NHL Boston Chara's hit probed by Montreal police

Montreal police said they were probing a check by Boston's Zdeno Chara in a National Hockey League game that left Montreal's Max Pacioretty with a broken vertebra and concussion.Criminal charges could be brought against Boston's Chara, a 2.05-metre Slovakian defenseman, who slammed ...

Police open probe into Chara hit

Montreal police said on Thursday they are probing a check by Boston's Zdeno Chara in a National Hockey League game that left Montreal's Max Pacioretty with a broken verterbra and concussion.Criminal charges could be brought against Boston's Chara, a 2.05-metre Slovakian defenseman, ...

Canadiens owner blasts league for failing to punish Chara

TORONTO (Reuters) - The NHL was wrong for deciding not to punish Zdeno Chara for a violent hit on Montreal forward Max Pacioretty and the issue of player safety was at a point of urgency, Canadiens owner Geoff Molson said on Thursday.The ...

Pacioretty has concussion, broken vertebra

Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty has a severe concussion and a broken vertebra in his neck after a scary hit from Boston's Zdeno Chara in an NHL game on Tuesday.The NHL said Wednesday that Chara, who was given a major penalty for ...
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