BOSTON (CBS) -- With Andrew Ference sitting out Game 2 due to a one-game suspension, defense was a noticeably big problem for the Bruins on Saturday night, when they lost 4-2 to the Toronto Maple ...

Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference, right, checks New Jersey Devils left wing Andrew Peters with his stick in the second period during their NHL hockey game in Boston, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009.

Former Boston Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference is ready to call it a career. bruins Causeway Crowd 3wDid Boston Bruins Fans Scare Off Jimmy Vesey More headlines around FanSided: 3w - Boston Bruins: ...

Ference, 34, registered 13 points and a plus-13 rating in 48 regular season games along with two points and a plus-two rating in 14 postseason games for the Boston Bruins in 2013. The 5'11" defenseman ...

One of the key cogs in the Boston Bruins' 2011 Stanley Cup champion squad is hanging up his skates. Defenseman Andrew Ference announced his retirement Thursday following a 16-year career in the NHL.

Transitioning to the National Hockey League tends to be a difficult challenge for any player. It’s even tougher when you’re dragged into the wilderness as an unsuspecting young prospect. There’s no ...

(NEW YORK) — On Thursday, defenseman Andrew Ference announced his retirement from the NHL. The 38-year-old former Edmonton Oilers captain played 16 seasons in the NHL. “As I graduate from my time of ...

The seeds for Andrew Ference's life after hockey were planted during a breakfast with environmentalist Dr. David Suzuki. That meal between Ference, then a defenseman for the Calgary Flames, and Suzuki ...

Judging by the events of Tuesday night, could you imagine a seven-game playoff series between the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins? Yeah, exactly. Pittsburgh clearly still had a chip on its ...

With the Bruins set to take on the Flyers this afternoon, the NHL had to rule on whether or not Andrew Ference would be eligible to play or not. Bruins coach Claude Julien confirmed before today’s ...

UNIONDALE, NY - NOVEMBER 19: Andrew Ference #21 of the Boston Bruins scores at 10:25 of the third period against the New York Islanders at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on November 19, 2011 in ...

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Andrew Ference has failed his medical at Oilers training camp, which will effectively end his lengthy NHL career and lead him to retire after 16 seasons in the NHL. The ...