Bruins to retire Zdeno Chara's No. 33 on Jan. 15, 2026

The Boston Bruins will retire former captain Zdeno Chara's No. 33 in a pregame ceremony at TD Garden on Jan. 15, 2026, the team announced Monday. The honor will be bestowed before the Bruins host the Seattle Kraken and will mark the 13th number the organization has raised to the rafters.

"It is truly beyond words to see my jersey, number 33, raised to the rafters at TD Garden," Chara said in a statement released by the Bruins. "This honor is greater than anything I could have imagined when I first came to Boston. I am forever grateful to the Bruins organization for trusting me to lead, to all my teammates past and present, to the fans whose passion and energy made Boston feel like home, and to my family who made everything possible. This moment is not just mine it belongs to all of us."

Chara, a 6 foot 9 defenseman from Trencin, Slovakia, signed with Boston in July 2006 and served as the team's captain for all 14 seasons he spent with the club. He led the Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 2011, the franchise's first championship since 1972, and later helped the team reach the finals in 2013 and 2019. With Boston he appeared in 1,023 regular-season games, recording 148 goals and 333...