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 ...

Over the course of a 24-year career that lasted through age 44 and ended with the most games played among NHL defensemen, Zdeno Chara’s workout routine consistently drew plaudits from teammates and ...

Zdeno Chara, the hulking defenseman who captained the Boston Bruins to their sixth Stanley Cup, announced Tuesday he is retiring from the NHL. The 45-year-old finishes his career with 209 goals and ...

Zdeno Chara helped change the culture of the Bruins over his 14 years in Boston. He was the captain for his entire tenure, won a Stanley Cup with the team in 2011, helped lead them to Finals in 2013 ...

BOSTON — Zdeno Chara is a major presence for the Bruins once again. The massive former captain joined Boston’s front office as a hockey operations advisor and mentor last month. Chara has begun ...

BOSTON -- Zdeno Chara is rejoining the Boston Bruins, though the 47-year-old will not be locking down the blue line with a Spoked-B on his chest. Chances are Chara could still take the ice for the ...

IT’S AMAZING. SO IS THIS NEW ON FIVE A COUPLE OF LEGENDARY BOSTON ATHLETES FORMER BRUINS ZDENO CHARA, BOSTON MARATHON DIRECTOR PETER LEGEND DAVE MCGILVERY. AFTER YESTERDAY’S IRONMAN 70.3 WESTERN MASS ...

Zdeno Chara thought he was in trouble with Boston Bruins team president Cam Neely when Neely called Chara into a meeting last week. That couldn’t have been further from the truth. Instead, Neely met ...

Zdeno Chara accomplished plenty in his legendary 24-year NHL career. He hoisted the Stanley Cup, was named the Bruins' captain, won the Norris Trophy and the Mark Messier Leadership Award, and was ...