The foundation of the Boston Bruins success this season has been quality team defense, which Zdeno Chara and the B's displayed perfectly this past Sunday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Sound and solid defensive play by Chara along with linemates Johnny Boychuk and Patrice Bergeron helped keep the Penguins at bay in the offensive end. That stellar defensive effort was good enough...

BOSTON -– For two guys in opposing conferences who don't face each other often, Shea Weber and Zdeno Chara have developed quite a rivalry. It may be the only true competition fostered by the All-Star Game. Weber, a standout defenseman for Nashville, and Bruins captain Zdeno Chara have met just five times in the regular season, but the most memorable clashes have come in the...

The Boston Bruins have been playing mediocre hockey for the better part of a month, but their most recent game fell far below that description. A dismal result may be just what they needed. Coach Claude Julien hopes his team has gotten a wake-up call in time for Saturday's matinee against the Nashville Predators, who visit Boston looking to bounce back from their own subpar...

In just under a month from today, on March 8th, the Habs will be in Edmonton for a late night classic against the young and talented Oilers. What's so special about that, you say? March 8th will be the sad anniversary of the "hit that was heard 'round the NHL". It will be a year, on that day, that Zdeno Chara almost put an end to the promising career of...

For your convenience, part 1 is here first, in italics. Scroll down to Part 2 if you'd like. It's in regular print style. Trencin, Slovak Republic (July 2011) – Not far from the forest he played in as a boy and where he continues to train in the off-seasons, Bruins captain Zdeno Chara thanked his family, his friends and his hockey supporters for helping him realize...

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- The Bruins returned to the ice for practice Tuesday at Ristuccia Arena after a day off on Monday. Not everyone was on hand for the workout, however. The absence of captain Zdeno Chara was unusual for the workaholic defenseman, but not a source of concern as Bruins coach Claude Julien was simply giving Chara a break from the grind of a long season. "I gave...

Trencin, Slovak Republic (July 2010) – Not far from the forest he played in as a boy and where he continues to train in the off-seasons, Bruins captain Zdeno Chara thanked his family, his friends and his hockey supporters for helping him realize the dream of a Stanley Cup championship. The tallest man in National Hockey League history stood on the stage of an outdoor amphitheater...

WILMINGTON--Forward Zach Hamill just cleared waivers and it is expected he'll be assigned to Providence later today. He did not practice with the team today. Coach Claude Julien, meanwhile, said that he simply gave Zdeno Chara a day off from practice ...

Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy takes a look at the most expensive defenses in the NHL with the Flyers leading the way with a $24.027 million cap hit this season.Conversely, despite having one of the best defenses in the NHL, the Rangers are at the bottom of the league in money invested in their blueline..."Look at the New York Rangers (second in the NHL in GAA) and the Boston...

WILMINGTON--With practice about to begin here at Ristuccia Arena, there are no signs yet of Nathan Horton, who has been out since suffering a concussion on January 22, or captain Zdeno Chara. No word yet on the reason for Chara's absence. ...

AP Photo/Elise Amendola By Adam Graham (@adam_graham) If one thing became clear about Super Bowl XLVI from the stand point of Vancouver Canucks fans, it’s that the right team lost, which is any team from Boston. Of course, this has nothing to do with the New England Patriots or Tom Brady and his supermodel wife. It’s about the Boston Bruins and the temporary sorrow of their fans...

Bruins fans in the Boston area, your captain is signing your swag tomorrow night!!! This is your opportunity to get items signed by Stanley Cup winning Bruins captain Zdeno Chara! This public signing takes place between 7:00pm and 8:30pm on the evening of Monday, February 6th, 2012 in Amesbury. Prices range from $59 for regular items and $79 for premium items, with a $20 inscription...

The Bruins had lost two in a row coming into Sunday's game, but Tim Thomas made sure that it wouldn't be three in a row. Thomas started his second game in as many days while making 35 saves to lead the Bruins to a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals. Along with some help by Brad Marchand and great defense by Zdeno Chara on the always-threatening Alex Ovechkin, Thomas played...

Game two of a four game road trip took the Pens to the TD Garden in Boston, to take on the big, bad Bruins. The defending champs have a reputation for physicality that equals there strong play. The Pens more than matched the Bruins in both those aspects en route to Saturday’s 2-1 victory. Scoring chances were at a premium during most of the first period. The game had a very similar...

In mid-November, I picked Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators as the top defenceman in the league so far this season. In January after Weber had lost time to a concussion, I updated this pick to Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins. Now that Weber is back and healthy he has played himself back into the position of Norris Trophy front-runner. Weber has 35 points which places him...

After Claude Julien put the Bruins through a fundamentals-based practice, the hard work paid off quickly in their first period against the Penguins on Saturday. The B's finished their checks and held position, forcing the Pens to turn the puck over without doing damage and giving Boston a chance to break out down the other end. Check out more from the Amica Coverage Cam in the video above.

Carolina Hurricanes (18-25-9) vs. Boston Bruins (32-14-2) TD Garden, 7 p.m.TV: NHL-Network (US) If you told me at the beginning of the year that the only teams that the Hurricanes would be on the verge of sweeping the Boston Bruins then I wouldn't have believed you. Well, they are 3-0 against the Bruins this year and with a win tonight, they can make me look like a fool. Re...

The Detroit Red Wings and Vancouver Canucks won’t hit the ice for their morning skates ahead of tonight’s match-up (10 PM EST, FSD/Sportsnet Pacific/WXYT) until 2 PM EST and 1 PM EST, respectively, but several stories popped up which are worth mentioning here and now: • First, the CBC’s Gord Stellick has this to say about the treatment Pavel Datsyuk received...

It was a short week for the Black and Gold, but luckily the Bruins put up some great goals against the Senators in their only game of the past week. Which goal against the Senators deserves to be the Captain Morgan Goal of the Week? Zdeno Chara: Brad Marchand: Dennis Seidenberg: Did Zdeno Chara, Brad Marchand or Dennis Seidenberg score the Captain Morgan Goal of hte Week?

The Bruins are riding high once again, as Zdeno Chara and the B's emerged from the All-Star break rested and ready to play. A third-period rocket shot by Dennis Seidenberg helped Boston pull out a tight 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, extending their Northeast Division lead to six-points. The Bruins looked a bit sluggish to start the game, falling behind 3-1 until...

If there's one thing the Predators have demonstrated this season, it's that they can never be counted out of any game. No matter the score, no matter the circumstance. Tuesday night, the Predators once again found a way to come back in miraculous fashion, beating the Minnesota Wild 5-4. Nashville was down 4-1 until midway through the third period when it started its comeback...

In the first night of action post-All-Star Weekend, it seemed as if a few guys still were in the spirits of the past few days. On a night which featured 13 games, there were plenty of All-Star worthy moments across the league. Here's a few noteworthy ones: On most nights, if you heard a defensemen on the Boston Bruins blasted a rocket from center-ice that found the back of...

Here is the latest dust up on the ice. This time the Montreal Canadians players are whining and complaining about something that the Buffalo Sabres forward Paul Gaustad said on the ice, and after further review, it would appear that Max Pacioretty said something stupid to Gaustad first and got a response and got a quick response back. In my opinion it sounds like Pacioretty got PWND...

The Bruins enjoyed a rare break in the schedule with the league shutting down for the All-Star festivities in Ottawa, where Zdeno Chara found time to break his own record in the hardest shot competition once again, then captained his squad to a win in the All-Star Game. Chara had Tim Thomas and Tyler Seguin on his team for that victory, while the rest of the Bruins got a chance to...

Third Period Effort Fuels Win: nhlbruins: BOSTON, MA – After the first 40 minutes of last night’s game, the Boston Bruins looked as if they were still shaking off the rust from a five-day layoff.  “The first 40 were just too hesitant and too slow to react to what was going on, on the ice,” defenseman Zdeno Charasaid. “I don’t know if it was the break or I don’t...