Zdeno Chara News

Sometime in May, Bill Zito, Tim Thomas's agent, contacted Peter Chiarelli. The Bruins general manager prides himself on preparation, covering every angle, and not being caught unaware in any situation.

The Detroit Red Wings captain and identity is retiring today. He's been a loyal soldier.

If all goes according to plan, Niklas Svedberg will not be scraping the blue paint for the Boston Bruins for at least another year.

The Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils will start writing their own history when they play Game 1 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday.

Peter Chiarelli has not had much down time. On April 25, the Bruins general manager saw his team's season end.

For those who lean more toward the defensive end of the Norris Trophy argument, a growing debate has emerged: should the award go to Boston Bruins behemoth Zdeno Chara or Nashville Predators stalwart Shea Weber ? The Edmonton Journal's David Staples gave Weber a slight edge in his study of the three candidates , placing Ottawa Senators offensive ... (more)

But I'll be the first to condemn it as a terrible idea that would jeopardize the future of the franchise.

Today's post is all about the #3. It's been worn by 8 players in modern history, all defensemen.

APRIL 25: Zdeno Chara #33,Dennis Seidenberg #44 and Andrew Ference #21 of the Boston Bruins react to the loss after Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on April 25, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Bruins fellow Northeast division members are retooling and preparing for a busy offseason.

This offseason is about locking up key pieces to the team. Rask is going to demand a hefty raise, and Seguin and Lucic will both need new deals next offseason.

By virtue of an overwhelming amount of secondary and tertiary votes in SBNation's poll of its 33 hockey blogs, Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber - trounced by Boston Bruins ' captain Zdeno Chara in the first-place voting by a 10-3 margin - was awarded SBNation's rendition of the Norris Trophy today.

Brooks Orpik is a guy you want on your team. The Penguins gave him their highest honor each of the past two seasons, voting him their Players' Player award.

The Boston Bruins representing at the Hockey World Championship will both come home wearing medals: Zdeno Chara will wear silver and David Krejci has bronze.

Alexander Syomin scored twice and Yevgeni Malkin netted another as Russia romped to a 6-2 victory over Slovakia in the final of the world ice hockey championship in Helsinki on Sunday.

No one, least of all Slovakia, is under any illusions as to who are the favorites going into Sunday's world hockey championship final against Russia.

Chara and Krejci in national uniform at the 2010 Olympics. Chara: Jerry Lai-US PRESSWIRE.

Chara and Krejci in national uniform at the 2010 Olympics. Chara: Jerry Lai-US PRESSWIRE.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman, Brooks Orpik , is the latest NHL player to joinA a number of NHL players and theA "You Can Play"A Project to film another If You Can Play, You Can Play public service announcement .

In fact, often the best defenseman is the player who doesn't get noticed when he is on the ice - the thinking being that the most useful defenseman is the one who keeps the opposition away from his goalie.