Zdeno Chara is often remembered for how he stood out on the ice. Over a 24-year career, the Slovak-born defenseman was the tallest player in NHL history at 6-foot-9 and 250 pounds. He boasted the ...

When Zdeno Chara began his NHL career in 1997, he wasn’t the best skater. That changed quickly, though, and he evolved into a top defenseman in the league. The first time Wayne Gretzky saw Chara was ...

The New York Islanders celebrated Zdeno Chara and his record-breaking number of games played by an NHL defenseman before the matchup against the St. Louis Blues at UBS Arena on Saturday. The team put ...

Zdeno Chara got his flowers this past weekend as one of the newest members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. An intriguing question coming out of the Hall of Fame induction celebration is where Chara sits ...

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins will retire former captain Zdeno Chara’s No. 33 on Jan. 15 prior to their game against Seattle, the team announced Monday. Chara is set to become the 13th player in ...

Former Boston Bruins captains Zdeno Chara and Joe Thornton and legendary Boston University coach Jack Parker were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in a ceremony Monday night. Zdeno Chara was one ...

Retired Boston Bruins defenseman and former captain Zdeno Chara, who recently returned to the franchise as a member of the staff, will have his number retired early next year.Chara's No. 33 will be ...

BOSTON --It was dark that evening, outside and in, as Zdeno Chara entered the rink, a single spotlight illuminating the ice surface. A friend, a Zamboni maintenance worker, had let Chara and his ...

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 ...