The 2005-06 NHL season was a disaster for the Boston Bruins. They traded away superstar center and captain Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks early in the campaign for a lackluster return package.

The New York Islanders blueliner set a record for most games played by an NHL defenseman when he skated in the 1,652nd game of his career Thursday, a 4-3 Islanders shootout loss to the San Jose Sharks ...

Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Zdeno Chara, who captained the Boston Bruins to the 2011 Stanley Cup, attended the game decked out in full New England Patriots gear as they prepared to take on the ...

If you’re headed to Causeway Street for the game tonight, the Bruins have a whole night of celebration planned for Big Z.

The Boston Bruins have veteran players up and down their roster. But with the Bruins headed to Game 7 on Tuesday night, one of these veterans will tie an all-time NHL record. Zdeno Chara, the Bruins' ...

Chara's No. 33 will be hung from the rafters prior to the Bruins' game against the Seattle Kraken on Jan. 15 at TD Garden. He will become the first European player to have his number retired by the ...

All ticket holders went home with a Chara bobblehead as a souvenir from the historic evening. O’Brien led the charge with that project, working with the team’s regular vendors to sculpt the mold, plan ...

BOSTON (AP) — Marat Khusnutdinov and Viktor Arvidsson scored in the first 3:45 of the game, and the Boston Bruins held on to ...

With 32 teams, games every night and countless narratives emerging, the NHL season can make one’s head spin, and it’s easy to miss out on the weekly storylines. Not to worry; every Monday from October ...

Editor's note: This is a part of an occasional USA TODAY Sports series on the best moments, teams, players and figures in sports over the last 25 years. After a big flurry, the holiday roster freeze ...

BOSTON — 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 it ...