Zdeno Chara will have his No. 33 retired by the Boston Bruins before their game against the Seattle Kraken on Jan. 15 at TD Garden in Boston.

It will be the 13th number retired by the Bruins and first since Willie O'Ree 's No. 22 on Jan. 18, 2022. Chara, a former defenseman and Boston captain, will be the first player born in Europe (Trencin, Slovakia) to receive the honor by the franchise.

"It is truly beyond words to see my jersey, No. 33, raised to the rafters at TD Garden," Chara said. "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 everythin

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