The Hockey Hall of Fame got a lot bigger Tuesday, as former Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara was elected in his first year of eligibility. Chara will take his place among hockey's all-time greats ...

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 ...

TONIGHT WHERE CHAR IS GOING TO BE THE BRUINS PLAYER TO RECEIVE THIS HONOR. THE EXCITEMENT IS ALREADY BUILDING HERE IN BOSTON, AS ZDENO CHARA IS SET TO HAVE HIS NUMBER 33 RETIRED BY THE BOSTON BRUINS.

retired from the NHL after 24 seasons on Monday, signing a one-day contract with the Boston Bruins. Known as "Big Z," the 6-foot-9, 250-pound defenseman was chosen by the New York Islanders in the ...

Zdeno Chara played 14 years as No. 33 for the Boston Bruins. Rich Gagnon / Getty Images BOSTON — By the time Ray Bourque was 19 years old, the do-it-all defenseman was already showing signs that his ...

This week, it was reported that Zdeno Chara will be returning to the organization as a consultant. General manager Don Sweeney subsequently released a statement, saying in part, “We have an open ...

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 -- 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 ...

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 ...