"BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins retired Zdeno Chara's number in a ceremony before Thursday night's game against the Seattle Kraken. Chara's No. 33 is the 13th to be raised to the rafters by the Original Six franchise. A handful of his predecessors, including Bobby Orr, John Bucyk, Cam Neely and Willie O'Ree, took part in the ceremony. Chara spoke to the crowd from a podium at center ice with a "Big Zee" ice sculpture flanking the podium and a large No. 33 behind him."
"Fans were asked to get in their seats two hours early, and the full TD Garden erupted in a giant shout of "Zee!" followed by an extended cheer of "Thank you, Chara!" The Bruins gave Chara a trip to Australia, where Chara is planning to run the Sydney Marathon as part of his effort to complete all seven major marathons."
Zdeno Chara's No. 33 was retired by the Boston Bruins in a ceremony before a game against the Seattle Kraken. Several former Bruins, including Bobby Orr, John Bucyk, Cam Neely and Willie O'Ree, attended the ceremony. Fans were asked to arrive early and erupted in chants of "Zee!" and "Thank you, Chara!" The Bruins presented Chara with a trip to Australia, where he plans to run the Sydney Marathon as part of completing all seven major marathons. Chara won the 2009 Norris Trophy, is a 2025 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, spent 14 of 24 NHL seasons in Boston, led the team to the 2011 Stanley Cup and played 1,680 games, the most of any NHL defenseman.
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