Chris Nilan

Christopher " Chris" Nilan (born the February 9th, 1958 with Boston, in the State of the Massachusetts) is a player of reprocessed Hockey Profession nel . It evolved/moved with the position of winger right and carried the colors of the Canadian of Montreal, the Bruins of Boston, and of the Rangers of New York. Called " Knuckles, " or " that which frappe" , it was famous for its propensities to brawl and confront its adversaries.

Biography

Chris Nilan was selected 231e on the whole with the Repêchage of entry amateur in the LNH 1978, and was recognized like the " hard-with-cuire" or Brawl ur of the Canadian of Montreal in the middle of the Years 1980. It was one of the nine players of the history of LNH to have collected more than 3,000 minutes of penalty in career. It holds the record little envied of the highest average of minutes of penalty per match with on average 4.42 minutes per match, as well as the record of the greatest number of minutes of penalty in only one match and regular season in the LNH (Saison 1983-84 and 1984-85) like in eliminatory series in the LNH (Saison 1983-84 and 1985-86). It holds of more than many records of team: greater number of minutes of penalty in one season and career, in an eliminatory series and a match in regular season and eliminatory series (Canadian of Montreal); greater number of minutes of penalty in a match in regular season (Rangers of New York) and greater number of penalties in a match in regular season, one regular season and eliminatory series (Bruins of Boston).

It was the March 31st 1991, when the Whalers de Hartford faced Boston, that was held one of the most memorable confrontations of the history of the LNH. Before the end of the evening, Chris Nilan was in the process of carry out a record of 10 penalties in only one match; six minor, two major, a penalty of bad conduct and a penalty of match (expulsion) for bad conduct and antisportive control, great a 42 minutes total of punishment. It will be also the object of many other expulsions during its career, as well as player as with that of trainer.

Wire of a man influential military career of the American special Armed forces, Henry Nilan, it play his collegial hockey with Huskies of the Université of Northeastern to Boston, in the league NCAA, of 1976 with 1979. It maintains a 3.5 minutes average of penalty per match during its last season in the collegial rows. It obtains a major successfully in criminal right. At its first season at the semi-professionals, with the Travellers of Nova Scotia of the American League of hockey (LAH), it collects 304 minutes of penalty.

Nilan idolâtre Bobby Orr and then dreams to play for the Bruins of Boston. It is however fished out by the Canadian of Montreal in 1978 and it makes its professional beginnings the February 26th 1980 against the Flames of Atlanta. It chooses to carry the number #30. He plays nine seasons with Montreal and gains the Coupe Stanley with the Canadian at the time of the season 1985-86. Because of an argument with the trainer-chief of the time, Jean Perron, it is exchanged in 1988 with the Rangers of New York in return of an inversion of the choices of first round between the two teams. It takes part in 3 seasons with the Rangers before being again exchanged, this time at the Bruins of Boston in return of future considerations and Greg Johnson. After having disputed one season and half with Boston, it is subjected to the ballotage during the season 1991-92 and is claimed by the Canadian of Montreal. It turns over with its very first team to dispute 17 matches in regular season before being withdrawn definitively. It takes its retirement in September 1992 and will revolve around the world of professional hockey during the years which will follow. It was named assistant-trainer of the Devils of the New Jersey of 1995 with 1996 as assistant-trainer of the Icebreakers de Chesapeake of the Ligue of Hockey of Coast-Is (ECHL) of 1997 with 1999.

Statistics in career

Honors and distinctions

Selected to take part in the Match of Stars of the LNH in 1991 (did not play because of a wound)
Sélectionné on the American national team for the championship of the Coupe Canada: in 1984 (fourth position) (did not play because of a wound) and in 1987 (fifth position)
Marqua the victorious goal for the team of the the United States to the Coupe Canada in a victory of 5-2 over the Sweden the August 31st 1987
Nommé trainer of the year of ECHL at the time of the season 1997 - 98 with the Icebreakers de Chesapeake

Striking facts

to be played with Guy Carbonneau and Bob Gainey on the same line of attack for Montreal during the season 1980-81.
was suspended three parts by the LNH during the season 1981-82 to have to launch the disc on the seat where Paul Baxter was located when it was with the bench of the penalties of the Canadian of Montreal during the match of the November 21st 1981 against the Penguins de Pittsburgh.
Exceeded the record of all-the-time of Montreal for the greatest number of minutes of penalty in career the January 22nd 1985 against the Whalers de Hartford when it broke the 1285 minute old mark of penalty established previously by Maurice Richard.
was suspended eight parts by the LNH during the season 1985-86 to have wanted to wound intentionally Rick Middleton during a match against the Bruins of Boston the October 13rd 1985.
was suspended three parts by the LNH during the season 1986-87 for a dispute with Ken Linseman during a match against the Bruins of Boston the November 20th 1986.
Missed part of the season 1990-91 because of a Fracture with the left Jambe, a wound which it had inflicted by disputing part of Basket-ball against after a practice with the Garden of Boston the January 6th 1991. The wound required a surgical operation the February 8th 1991, and Nilan did not turn over to the play before the March 24th 1991. It thus missed its first and single chance to take part in the Match of Stars of the National league of hockey, after being selected on the team of the Conference of Wales by the trainer-chief of the team Mike Milbury. Its selection was discussed, certain critics showing Milbury to support the players of the Bruins of Boston to the detriment of the other players of talent of LNH.
is classified with the 2nd rank of the list of the reprocessed players of the LNH behind Tiger Williams for the great combined number of minutes of penalty in regular season and eliminatory series.
was suspended five parts by ECHL in 1997 - 98 to have omitted to leave a part after having received two penalties of team and a penalty of match for bad conduct at the time of a match of Chesapeake the November 29th 1997. Its team declared fixed price for the match.
was very implied in works of Charité during its career in Montreal, organizing the Classique in particular Golf Chris Nilan in order to pile up money with the profit of the Hospital of Montreal for children.
Turned over in the area of Boston after its retirement in order to work near a company of Assurance. It has acts during three years as consultant in Community relations for the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance before becoming assistant-trainer of the Devils of the New Jersey in 1995. Was engaged by the Secretary of State of the Rhode Island Edward S. Inman III as executive assistant in April 2001. Matt Brown, her competitor for the station in 2002, showed Nilan never not to show energy with work and protested that Inman wasted the incomes of the real estate taxes by paying it. Nilan left possibly employment.
was found interfered with the scandal with pedophilia with the Catholic church Boston when in 2002, his/her friend, Monseigneur Frederick J. Ryan, admitted to have misused sexually three boys during the years 1970 and 1980. Ryan, which had celebrated the ceremony of the Mariage of Nilan, was priest with the Catholic Memorial High School which Nilan attended when it was student. Nilan was also friendly with the victims of Ryan. Nilan confronted Ryan in order to learn the truth on this history, and he was later an important witness with the legal procedures engaged against the priest.
Became an active member of the club of charity of hockey of the " Oldtimers" after its retirement.

Quotations

After a virulent criticism of Harry Sinden, managing director of the Bruins of Boston, the police officer of the Canadian retorts: “I am a guy of Boston. Where does Harry think that I developed my style? It is while looking at playing its team! ”

-- Chris Nilan - December 1985

the police officer of the Canadian whom one asks whether the blow of head that it received Al Secord hurt him: “Ca would have can be been able to hurt if it had another thing that air in the head. ”

-- Chris Nilan - October 1989

During a match, when the police officer of the Flyers asks him what it does on the play of power, the strong man of the Canadian retorts: “That do you make in this league? ”

-- Chris Nilan - January 15th 1988

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