Zdeno Chara and Duncan Keith didn’t let their unique body types stall their dreams of playing in the NHL. Once there, the former defensemen took their careers to another level, culminating with their induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday in Toronto.

Chara and Keith joined six other former players and coaches in the latest induction class. Former NHL players Joe Thornton and Alexander Mogilny, former Boston University coach Jack Parker, former Canadian women’s coach Daniele Sauvageau, and former women’s players Jennifer Botterill and Brianna Decker were the others.

Standing 6-foot-9, Chara is still the tallest ever to appear in an NHL game.

Initially a project, he ended up playing 24 seasons in the NHL, and his 1,680 games are the most by a defenseman in league history. He won

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