The Boston Bruins announced\u202ftoday\u202fadditional\u202fdetails\u202fsurrounding the club\u2019s plans to honor\u202fformer captain and defenseman\u202fZdeno Chara\u202f(2006-2020)\u202fwith a\u202fnumber\u202fretirement\u202fceremony\u202fahead of the Bruins vs. Kraken\u202fmatch-up on Jan. 15 at TD Garden.\u202fThe ceremony will celebrate Chara\u2019s illustrious career, including his 14 seasons as captain of the Boston Bruins, as well as his community impact and achievements.<\/p>\n
FERENCE TO HOST ON-ICE CEREMONY<\/p>\n
The ceremony will be hosted by\u202fBoston Bruins\u202falumnus\u202f\u2013 and Chara’s long-time\u202fdefensive partner\u202fand fellow 2011 Stanley Cup Champion\u202f\u2013\u202fAndrew Ference.\u202fCurrently the NHL\u2019s Director of Youth Strategy, Ference recently served as an analyst for the collaboration between the Bruins, NESN, and NHL on the March 2025 \u201cBest Snow Day Ever\u201d animated\u202fbroadcast and\u202fremains\u202factive in the\u202fBoston hockey\u202fcommunity.\u202fHe played\u202f16 seasons in the NHL, including parts of seven seasons with the Bruins (2006-2013).<\/p>\n
COMMEMORATIVE BOBBLEHEAD GIVEAWAY<\/p>\n
In celebration of Chara\u2019s No. 33 being raised to the rafters, all ticketed fans will receive an exclusive\u202fZdeno Chara bobblehead, courtesy of TD Bank, commemorating his Bruins career.\u202fThe bobblehead figurine depicts one of the most memorable moments of Chara\u2019s time in a Bruins uniform, lifting the Stanley Cup for the first time. The base of the bobblehead highlights some of the many achievements of Chara\u2019s career, including his 2008-09 Norris Trophy win and his recent induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.\u202fBobbleheads will be distributed pregame as fans enter TD Garden.<\/p>\n
CEREMONY & GAME START TIMES<\/p>\n
Originally scheduled for 7:00 p.m., the start time for the Jan.\u202f15 game has been moved to 8:00 p.m. to\u202faccommodate\u202fthe pregame ceremony, which will be held prior to warm-ups.\u202fThe pregame schedule (subject to change) for Jan.\u202f15\u202fis listed\u202fbelow:<\/p>\n
5 p.m. \u2013\u202fTD Garden Doors Open for All Ticket Holders<\/p>\n
6:10 p.m. \u2013\u202fFans are strongly encouraged to be\u202fseated\u202ffor the pregame ceremony<\/p>\n
8 p.m. \u2013\u202fGame Start<\/p>\n
Additional\u202fdetails\u202fon the ceremony, including fan activations\u202fand broadcast information, will be shared in the coming weeks.\u202f<\/p>\n
Tickets to the game are available to purchase. For more information,\u202fvisit\u202fbostonbruins.com\/tickets<\/a>. All-inclusive suite rental options that accommodate 18-240 guests are also available. Visit\u202fbostonbruins.com\/suiterentals<\/a>\u202fto learn more.\u202f<\/p>\n The Bruins will bestow the club\u2019s highest honor upon captain and defenseman Zdeno Chara (2006-2020) by retiring his No. 33 jersey, becoming the 13th number raised to the Garden rafters. Other retired numbers by the Bruins are 22 (Willie O\u2019Ree, 2022), 16 (Rick Middleton, 2018), 8 (Cam Neely, 2004), 24 (Terry O\u2019Reilly, 2002), 77 (Ray Bourque, 2001), 7 (Phil Esposito, 1987), 9 (Johnny Bucyk, 1980), 4 (Bobby Orr, 1979), 15 (Milt Schmidt, 1956), 2 (Eddie Shore, 1947), 5 (Aubrey \u201cDit\u201d Clapper, 1947) and 3 (Lionel Hitchman, 1934).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Boston Bruins announced\u202ftoday\u202fadditional\u202fdetails\u202fsurrounding the club\u2019s plans to honor\u202fformer captain and defenseman\u202fZdeno Chara\u202f(2006-2020)\u202fwith a\u202fnumber\u202fretirement\u202fceremony\u202fahead of the Bruins vs.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":356298,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,575,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-356297","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/356298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}