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Longtime NHL defenseman Zdeno Chara, 45, retires as Bruin

FILE - Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara, of Slovakia, celebrates with the fans in Boston after his shootout goal gave the Bruins a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders in a NHL game in Boston, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007. Chara announced his retirement Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, after playing 21 seasons in the NHL and captaining the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 2011.(AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File) FILE - Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara plays during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. Chara announced his retirement Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, after playing 21 seasons in the NHL and captaining the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 2011.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) FILE - Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara (33) against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. Chara announced his retirement Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, after playing 21 seasons in the NHL and captaining the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 2011. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File) FILE - New York Islanders defenseman Zdeno Chara (33) is shown during a break in the second period of an NHL hockey game against San Jose Sharks in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Chara has announced his retirement Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022,after playing 21 NHL seasons and captaining the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 2011. The 6-foot-9 defenseman from Slovakia is calling it a career at age 45. (AP Photo/Josie Lepe, File) FILE - Boston Bruins' Zdeno Chara, of Slovakia, hoists the cup following the Bruins' 4-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Chara announced his retirement Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, after playing 21 NHL seasons and captaining the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 2011. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward, File)
Longtime NHL defenseman Zdeno Chara, 45, retires as Bruin