Zdeno Chara's 25-year career will come to an end on Tuesday.
Chara announced on Instagram he will sign a one-day contract with the Boston Bruins to officially retire with the team he spent the bulk of his career playing for.
Conor RyanZdeno Chara announces on Instagram that he is retiring after 25 seasons in the NHL. <br><br>He is signing a one-day contract to officially retire as a Boston Bruin. <a href="https://t.co/NtOujBkUPl">pic.twitter.com/NtOujBkUPl</a>
Amid speculation about his future early in the offseason, Chara's agent, Matt Keator, told Matt Porter of the Boston Globe in June the 45-year-old was "going to take the summer with his family and assess where he's at physically, where his family's at, and make a decision in September.