One of the NHL's biggest offseason surprises was when 14-year captain Zdeno Chara left the Boston Bruins and signed a one-year, $795,000 deal with the Washington Capitals. His new teammates are truly ...

A giant of the game, both literally and figuratively, has called it a career. Defenseman Zdeno Chara announced his retirement via Instagram on Tuesday after 24 NHL seasons. He will sign a one-day ...

The Boston Bruins made one of their best moves in franchise history when they signed Zdeno Chara as a free agent in 2006. Chara originally was drafted No. 56 overall by the New York Islanders in 1996.

Playing on the same line as Capitals star left wing Alex Ovechkin comes with some obvious benefits. During the playoffs it also has one monster drawback: You get the opposing team’s top defenseman one ...

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 ...

Longtime Boston captain Zdeno Chara signed a one-day contract on Tuesday and officially retired from the National Hockey League as a Bruin. In an Instagram post, the defensive stalwart wrote, “I am ...

Three veteran defensemen announced their retirement from the NHL on Tuesday, when P.K. Subban, Zdeno Chara and Keith Yandle said they would step away from the sport. “I remember my dreams of playing ...

BostonBruins.com - Being the general manager of the Boston Bruins certainly has its perks. But on some days - perhaps, even, many days - it's far from the most enviable position on the planet. Don ...

BOSTON — Zdeno Chara announced his retirement Tuesday after playing 21 seasons in the NHL and captaining the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 2011. The 6-foot-9 defenseman from Slovakia is calling ...

Boston Bruins legend Zdeno Chara was officially inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday.Chara, 48, was drafted by the New York Islanders in 1996 and traded to the Ottawa Senators in 2001 ...