Time to make room in the rafters for Big Z.
The Bruins announced Monday morning that they will be retiring Zdeno Chara’s No. 33 this season. A ceremony will be held prior to the Jan. 15 game against the Seattle Kraken.
“It is truly beyond words to see my jersey, number 33, raised to the rafters at TD Garden,” said Chara 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.