Former Boston Bruins NHL player Zdeno Chara, center, and Becca Pizzi, left, pose with their medals after completing the 127th Boston Marathon April 17, 2023, in Boston. (Omar Rawlings/Getty Images) ...

NHL great Zdeno Chara, who retired after his 24-year NHL career, has now taken to running marathons in retirement.

Even without skates, former Boston Bruins defender Zdeno Chara was head and shoulders above the competition at the 2023 Boston Marathon. Sporting bib number 3333 (no doubt a nod to his No. 33 ...

Zdeno Chara reflects on NHL career, speaks of the honor to retire with Bruins 01:43. BOSTON -- Normally, when a middle-aged athlete calls it quits, he steps to the podium for his retirement press ...

The last time Zdeno Chara was a rookie was a quarter-century ago. Born and raised in Slovakia, Chara moved to North America as a 19-year-old in 1996 to play professional hockey. Thus began his 25 ...

New York Islanders defenseman Zdeno Chara, the NHL's oldest player at 44, had his first fight in the league in 1997 when the Philadelphia Flyers' Zack MacEwen was 1. The 6-foot-9 Chara is also the ...

BOSTON --Zdeno Chara slipped the No. 33 Boston Bruins sweater, adorned with the captain's "C," over his head one final time. He shook hands with Bruins president Cam Neely, with Bruins CEO Charlie ...

Chara, who announced his retirement from the NHL in September, also says that the Canucks reached out to the league to see how many family members and friends that each player was permitted to ...

Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara is wearing a full face shield as he starts Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the St. Louis Blues.

By Michael Hurley, CBS Boston. 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 ...

Chara, a fan of many sports, said he was honored to be part of the photo spread, which included other stars such as tennis standout Serena Williams and NBA All-Star Dwight Howard.

Zdeno Chara is 40 years old. He weighs 250 pounds, his preferred playing weight. The Bruins captain is averaging a team-high 23:15 of ice time per game. Chara’s bosses count o ...