BOSTON –– A bellowing “Thank you, Chara” chant echoed through TD Garden on Thursday night. The former captain had just addressed the crowd ahead of his No. 33 getting raised to the rafters. He spoke ...

BOSTON --The sound swelled, as it had on that night in 2019, before Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, the whistles and claps and cheers, the adulation pouring down from the highest reaches of TD Garden ...

THIS BANNER NIGHT. TONIGHT, THE BRUINS HONORED A PLAYER WHOSE LARGER THAN LIFE A GUY WITH 24 YEARS IN THE NHL, 14 OF THEM RIGHT HERE IN THE GARDEN. ZDENO CHARA. I WAS JUST A BIG Z TAKING IN THE MOMENT ...

BOSTON -- When Zdeno Chara signed with the Boston Bruins in 2006, the No. 3 he wore early in his career had already been retired by the Original Six franchise. So he picked No. 33 without giving it ...

Rare is the occurrence when a free agent is signed by a team and then that player immediately becomes captain. But Zdeno Chara was a rare breed indeed and, after he signed his deal with the Bruins ...

Two months after entering the Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2025, Zdeno Chara will join another exclusive club. The Bruins will honor Chara ahead of their game against the Kraken on Thursday ...

One of the best defensemen in NHL history will be honored among the best, as the Boston Bruins will be retiring Zdeno Chara’s No. 33 on Thursday night at TD Garden. You can celebrate the occasion by ...

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BOSTON (WPRI) — The Boston Bruins retired defenseman and former captain Zdeno Chara’s number in a special ceremony Thursday night. Chara’s No. 33 was raised to the rafters before Boston’s game against ...

One of the best defensemen in NHL history will be honored among the best, as the Boston Bruins will be retiring Zdeno Chara’s No. 33 on Thursday night at TD Garden. Chara will become the 13th player ...

BOSTON (AP) — When Zdeno Chara signed with the Boston Bruins in 2006, the No. 3 he wore early in his career had already been retired by the Original Six franchise. So he picked No. 33 without giving ...

BOSTON — Ray Bourque distilled Zdeno Chara’s Boston Bruins legacy in one sentence on Thursday. That’s not easy to do. Chara is a complicated, multi-layered guy. The same guy who was a menacing beast ...