Ariel Lassiter had the only goal of the second half and Portland beat the Columbus Crew 3-2 in a season opener, topping off a ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- Hockey fans have known the name Zdeno Chara for the past 20 years. After all, it's kind of hard to not notice the 6-foot-9 defenseman who spends his time punishing forwards and ...

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 ...

Veteran defenseman Zdeno Chara signed a one-day contract with the Boston Bruins on Tuesday and has announced his retirement from the NHL. Chara played 14 of his 24 professional seasons as a member of ...

Bruins legend Zdeno Chara is feeling at home in his new role with the Black and Gold, one he says will force him to look at the game from the “other side” while he draws back on lessons from his ...

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 ...

“I got to know some people who were marathon runners and ultramarathon runners,” Chara says, recounting how he first began considering the possibility of adding another sport (or three) to his ...

On Monday, the Boston Bruins announced that Zdeno Chara's No. 33 will take its rightful place in the T.D. Garden Rafters on Jan. 15. Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) on X Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) on X ...

Zdeno Chara played 14 years as No. 33 for the Boston Bruins. Rich Gagnon / Getty Images BOSTON — By the time Ray Bourque was 19 years old, the do-it-all defenseman was already showing signs that his ...

BOSTON -- Zdeno Chara and Rod Brind'Amour overlapped in the NHL as players for 12 seasons, and Brind'Amour spent most of that time resenting the 6-foot-9 defenseman. "Not too many fond memories, ...

Whether Zdeno Chara spends another season menacing opponents from the Black-and-Gold blue line remains to be seen. The Bruins are sweeping the trade market to upgrade their defense. Chara has outside ...