{"id":1330,"date":"2020-07-29T15:11:22","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T15:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhlalumni.org\/?p=1330"},"modified":"2020-07-29T15:11:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T15:11:22","slug":"zdeno-chara-nicklas-lidstrom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nhlalumni.com\/?p=1330","title":{"rendered":"My Hockey Idol: <br \/> Chara &#038; Lidstrom"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>MY HOCKEY IDOL EP. 1: Zdeno chara &amp; Nicklas lidstrom<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YdAFBTyfmoM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One generational defenceman to another, Zdeno Chara has looked up to Nicklas Lidstrom as long as he\u2019s been watching hockey. Where Lidstrom was the first European born captain to hoist the Stanley Cup, Chara was the second.\u00a0 Both have won the Norris Trophy.\u00a0 Both have been All Stars.\u00a0 As the two discuss hockey, life, and lockdown, it\u2019s in Chara\u2019s voice where you can hear the admiration he has for Lidstrom: where the intimidating, bruising, 6-foot-7 hulk sounds just like a kid talking with his idol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MY HOCKEY IDOL EP. 1: Zdeno chara &amp; Nicklas lidstrom &nbsp; One generational defenceman to another, Zdeno Chara has looked up to Nicklas Lidstrom as long as he\u2019s been watching hockey. 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