Christopher John "Chris" Nilan (born February 9, 1958 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a former professional ice hockey player. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Nilan played 688 NHL regular season games as a right-wing for the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers between 1980 and 1992. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Winger in hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. He won the Stanley Cup in 1986 with Montreal. Known as "Knuckles," he was famous for his propensity to fight.
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Amateur career
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Pro career
Chris Nilan was selected 231st overall in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft, and was best known as a tough-guy for the Montreal Canadiens in the mid 1980's. The 1978 NHL Amateur Draft occurred at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal Quebec on June 15, 1978. One of only nine players in NHL history to have recorded more than 3,000 career penalty minutes, he holds the dubious records of highest penalty minute average per game at 4. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America 42 minutes per game, as well as the record for most penalties in a single game. It was March 31, 1991, when Hartford played at Boston. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Hartford Whalers were an American professional Ice hockey team based in Hartford Connecticut. Before the evening was over, Chris Nilan was penalized a record ten penalties; six minors, two majors, one misconduct and one game misconduct, for a total of 42 penalty minutes.
Nilan retired after the 1992 season. Highlights of his career include his controversial selection to the 1991 NHL All-Star Game by his then-coach Mike Milbury (Nilan missed the game with a broken left ankle), leading to changes in how players were selected for all-star games, as well as winning the Stanley Cup in 1986 while with the Canadiens. Michael James Milbury (born June 17, 1952 in Brighton, Massachusetts, U The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion
NHL Career Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1979–80 | Montreal Canadiens | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | Montreal Canadiens | 57 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 262 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Montreal Canadiens | 49 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 204 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 1982–83 | Montreal Canadiens | 66 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 213 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1983–84 | Montreal Canadiens | 76 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 338 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81 | ||
| 1984–85 | Montreal Canadiens | 77 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 358 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 81 | ||
| 1985–86 | Montreal Canadiens | 72 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 274 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 141 | ||
| 1986–87 | Montreal Canadiens | 44 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 266 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 75 | ||
| 1987–88 | Montreal Canadiens | 50 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 209 | |||||||
| 1987–88 | New York Rangers | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 96 | |||||||
| 1988–89 | New York Rangers | 38 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 177 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | ||
| 1989–90 | New York Rangers | 25 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 1990–91 | Boston Bruins | 41 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 277 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 62 | ||
| 1991–92 | Boston Bruins | 39 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 186 | |||||||
| 1991–92 | Montreal Canadiens | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
| NHL Totals | 688 | 110 | 115 | 225 | 3043 | 111 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 531 | |||
Post career
Nilan returned to the Boston area and went into the insurance business after retirement. The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. He spent three years as community relations consultant for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance before returning to hockey as a coach. He initially served as assistant coach of the New Jersey Devils on August 3, 1995, and remained in that position until May 1996 before becoming a head coach in the ECHL. The New Jersey Devils are a professional Ice hockey team based in Newark New Jersey. The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a Professional Ice hockey league based in Princeton New Jersey, with teams scattered He was hired by Rhode Island Secretary of State Edward S. Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States Secretary of State is a commonly used title for a Government Official. Inman III as an executive assistant in April 2001.
Awards and Achievements
- 1991 NHL All-Star game (injured, did not play)
- Played for Team USA in 1987 Canada Cup tournament
External links
- Chris Nilan's Hockeydraftcentral.com profile
- Chris Nilan's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Chris Nilan's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
See also
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