BOSTON — With grace and humility and a wide grin he rarely flashed when he was leading the Boston Bruins back to prominence, Zdeno Chara took his rightful place among Black and Gold immortals on Thursday night when his No ... .
BOSTON (AP) — When Zdeno Chara signed with the Boston Bruins in 2006, the No ... “Little did I know how meaningful 33 was,” Chara said on Thursday night before his number was raised to the TD Garden rafters not far from where Larry Bird’s No.
BOSTON – Marco Sturm can pinpoint the exact moment Zdeno Chara changed the culture for the Boston Bruins... The organization struggled in the early to mid-2000s and Chara wanted to reignite the team’s passion ... “It was one punch and that was Zdeno Chara.
But Zdeno Chara was a rare breed indeed and, after he signed his deal with the Bruins before the 2006-07 season, the “C” was stitched on his jersey, remaining there for the next 14 years ... Chara’s ...
Since retiring from the NHL, Chara hasn't slowed down at all. We caught up with the former Bruins captain, who opened up about his life and goals outside of the rink ... .
Zdeno Chara’s journey in hockey started in Long Island, took him to Ottawa and he finished his estimable career in Washington and finally back where it started on the Island... .
When Zdeno Chara began his NHL career in 1997, he wasn’t the best skater ... That changed in Chara’s second year and led to Gretzky not wanting to share the ice with him ... Chara also had a slew of success at the international level.
Please believe that not including Chara in our top-10 group of all-time great defensemen is any sort of criticism of him ... Chara embraced the challenges that came with being named captain of the Boston Bruins.