MONTREAL (AP) — Former NHL enforcer Chris Nilan says he was fired from a Montreal sports radio station for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine. In a letter posted to social media Thursday advising ...

Chris Nilan threw a lot of jabs in his playing days, but his refusal to take one now has apparently cost him his job. The former Canadiens forward and tough guy was recently removed from his role at ...

Former Habs Chris Nilan and Rick Green share their parenting stories and offer some advice to current players.

Former pugilist Chris "Knuckles" Nilan amassed 3,043 penalty minutes during his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Boston Bruins. Luckily, that sterling record of behavior ...

BOSTON (CBS) – Former NHL star and Boston native Chris Nilan says he doesn't know how Whitey Bulger got a Stanley Cup ring. Bulger waived his right to have the jury decide whether he must forfeit the ...

Chris Nilan was ready and willing to defend the honor of a teammate during his heyday with the Montreal Canadiens, and he wasn't shy about taking the offensive, either. So no surprise that the former ...

Chris Nilan, a former professional hockey player known for his frequent trips to the penalty box, was arrested on a charge of stealing a bathing suit from the Lord & Taylor store at the South Shore ...

Former Canadien Chris Nilan is back on this week's HI/O Show on the Montreal Gazette's hockeyinsideout.com website, joining sports editor/host Stu Cowan, columnist Jack Todd and blogger Mike Boone to ...

Chris "Knuckles" Nilan turned fighting on the streets in Boston into a long career in the NHL as one of the league's most accomplished enforcers. "Fighting was easy. It was second nature to me," said ...

Last night on "Coach's Corner" during Hockey Night in Canada's season opening broadcast, Don Cherry delivered his first sermon of the season: Angrily discussing the changing philosophy on physicality ...

BOSTON (CBS) - Boston native and former NHL player Chris Nilan was a guest in studio Friday morning on the Toucher and Rich Show and talked about a wide array of topics, starting with his time growing ...

Chris Nilan makes no bones about having been an NHL enforcer You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. MONTREAL — Chris (Knuckles) Nilan makes no bones ...