Running a marathon with three months of training is not normal. Running five more marathons the following year — including three in the span of one month — isn’t normal either. Zdeno Chara isn’t ...

The Boston Bruins will retire the number of longtime captain Zdeno Chara on Jan. 15 before their game against the Seattle ...

No other Boston Bruin will wear the No. 33 again. The team announced Monday ahead of the 2025-26 season that Zdeno Chara's No. 33 jersey will be retired early next year on Jan. 15 ahead of the Bruins' ...

The Boston Bruins legend is tied as the current tallest player in NHL history.

The Bruins are welcoming back a franchise legend who was gigantic, both in stature and impact on the franchise. On Thursday, the Bruins announced former defender Zdeno Chára would join the franchise ...

Chris Chelios and Zdeno Chara are both superstitious, so neither reached out to each other until Wednesday, after the Islanders’ Chara had tied Chelios’ NHL record for the most career games played as ...

The first time Zdeno Chara came to Long Island to play hockey he wasn’t “sure-fire Hall of Famer Zdeno Chara.” He was a gangly 20-year-old a year removed from Mike Milbury selecting him 56th overall ...

BOSTON -- Normally, when a middle-aged athlete calls it quits, he steps to the podium for his retirement press conference and explains that he just can't play the way he's used to playing, and that it ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- Zdeno Chara turned 44 years old in the middle of a hyper-condensed schedule. He played in all but one regular-season game for the Capitals, logging over 1,000 minutes of ice time.

Zdeno Chara, who holds the NHL record for games played by a defenseman, is retiring after 24 seasons. Chara signed a one-day deal with Boston at TD Garden on Tuesday to retire as a Bruin. “I am ...