BOSTON — Zdeno Chara has officially known this day was coming for months. And if he’s honest, he’s been aware that the Bruins were going to retire his number for much longer than that. But all the ...

Veteran defenseman Zdeno Chara signed a one-day contract with the Boston Bruins on Tuesday and has announced his retirement from the NHL. Chara played 14 of his 24 professional seasons as a member of ...

Zdeno Chara put the city of Boston on his back for years. His leadership resulted in Stanley Cup glory, and he earned the respect of teammates and opponents alike. “There is no greater embodiment of ...

BOSTON -- Zdeno Chara is returning to the Boston Bruins -- at least for one day. Chara signed a one-day contract with the team on Tuesday and retired as a member of the team he captained for 14 ...

BOSTON –– When Cam Neely asked Zdeno Chara to meet him at TD Garden last week, the former captain had no qualms. Chara was told a longtime Bruins employee wanted to get a photo with him underneath the ...

The player the NHL knew as “Big Zee” is calling it a career. Zdeno Chara signed a one-day contract with the Boston Bruins and announced his retirement Tuesday after 24 seasons in the NHL and ...

BOSTON - Zdeno Chara cannot be told no. He can admit that. If he wanted to keep playing, the 45-year-old acknowledged, he believes he could have. But after 24 seasons, over 1,600 regular season games, ...

In this April 6, 2017, file photo, Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara yells instruction to his teammates during an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators in Boston. Credit: Elise Amendola / AP ...

Zdeno Chara played in four different NHL cities, but he is returning home to the place where he reached his greatest career accomplishments. Chara, the former captain who played 14 years with the ...

The Boston Bruins are honoring legendary franchise defenseman Zdeno Chara by placing his No. 33 in the rafters at TD Garden. Chara's jersey will be retired on Jan. 15 ahead of a home game against the ...