With grace and humility and a wide grin he rarely flashed when he was leading the Boston Bruins back to prominence, Zdeno Chara took his rightful place among Black and Gold immortals Thursday

With Zdeno Chara becoming the latest Boston athlete from this golden era in New England sports history to have his number retired, it’s as good a time as any to examine who is still coming.

Rather than raising the banner himself, Chara stood beside his wife Tatiana as his three children pulled the rope to send No. 33 into the rafters.