Boston Bruins great Zdeno Chara was finally inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on Monday.

The 6-foot-9 Chara, even at 48 years old, still looked intimidating as ever as he stood on the stage for his speech. But the former Bruins star defenseman was all class, as he talked about his career and the people who have made a tremendous impact on him.

Among those that Chara spoke highly about during his speech was none other than his teammate with Boston, Patrick Bergeron.

“I want to single out one player – I want to thank Patrice Bergeron …my longest teammate, my co-captain – Bergy, I could always count on you, Chara said (h/t Bruins' official account on X, formerly Twitter).

“You showed me and helped me to become a better leader, player, but more importantly a better pers

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