Chara's No. 33 will be hung from the rafters prior to the Bruins' game against the Seattle Kraken on Jan. 15 at TD Garden. He will become the first European player to have his number retired by the Bruins. The 48-year-old native of Slovakia recently signed on to serve as the team's hockey operations advisor and mentor.

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The Boston Bruins retired No. 33 on Thursday ahead of the team's game against the Seattle Kraken, honoring former captain Zdeno Chara. Chara spent 14 years in Boston, all as captain, and led the Bruins to their most recent Stanley Cup in 2011. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame last year.

“Wearing this jersey in front of you all was the greatest honor,” Chara added.

On the night that Zdeno Chara’s No. 33 was raised to the Garden rafters, the B’s took four penalties and were gashed for two power-play tallies, but they road a quick start to a 4-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken, an outcome that was in doubt until David Pastrnak finished it off with an empty netter on Thursday night.

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Aspirot arrived in Boston in July after inking a one-year, two-way contract with the organization. The undrafted blueliner found himself in Providence to start the year after training camp. Aspirot was familiar with the AHL; it is where he spent the entirety of his previous six seasons.

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