Bruins Chara Says Bar Bill Exaggerated, 'Nowhere Near Actual Price'
BOSTON (CBS) – The Boston Bruins $156,000 bar bill at Foxwoods Casino has been a hot topic , but the Bruins captain is saying it is greatly exaggerated.
"That number that is posted up is nowhere near what the actual price of the bill was," Zdeno Chara said before the NHL awards in Las Vegas. "All I have to say is we are very disappointed that something like this is coming out that is not true."
"I'm not sure how it got out," he said. "That was our first and only night we had as a team together. We went out to Foxwoods to have a normal good time, nothing crazy. We started the night bowling and having some snacks, then we moved to the bar and basically had a night out."
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After Saturday's rolling rally through the streets of Boston, the Bruins brought their Stanley Cup celebration to Foxwoods casino. A lengthy receipt was released, tallying $156,679.94 from the Bruins Saturday night bash at Shrine night club. Included on the tab was 35 jager bombs, 136 bottles of Bud Light, nine bottles of Goose MG, and a rare $100,000 bottle ofAce of Spades "Midas" champagne.
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"We had been given, as a gift, the bottle of champagne from Foxwoods," said Chara. "We knew that after we were finished with it, we would sign it and Foxwoods would be auctioning it off."
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The now-empty bottle will be on display at Foxwood's High Rollers Lucky Lanes and Lounge and raffled off at a later date to benefit the Bruins foundation.
