Glad I got to see a couple at the Garden. He did his job, being the legend that he is ,And did it well, but it was obvious his heart was still in Montreal...I was happy he got to play for his hometown B's, then retire in Montreal
I met Chris years ago at a dive bar in Quincy Massachusetts. He was with the only hot girl in the bar, and he stopped to talk to me and my meathead friends. Since we were from the Boston area, obviously we were all guys who enjoyed a fight. Not only did he talk to us for 10 minutes leaving his gorgeous date alone at the bar, but he did so graciously, and complimented both Jim McKenzie and Jay Miller. He was 100% class. God Bless Chris. Truly a gentleman!
Your hockey career is a testament to the value of toughness, guts and determination. You deserve a lot of fans. The way you handled addiction and then used that experience to help others shows a different kind of toughness, but the same kind of value in guts and determination.
Legend! His fights with Dave Brown and Jay Miller were always so much fun to watch. He and those two along with Probert and Grimson etc all fighting during the same era was such a gift to watch as a hockey fan. Probably the toughest era ever in hockey.
Wow, Chris Nilan, what can I even say about you that has not already been said. I remember it all, but you won't remember this, but I used to work Chez Paree as a busboy and met you many times. You always remembered me and even asked the managers to make sure I would busboy in the section you were sitting in. You chatted me up many times even with all the beautiful distractions and always gave me a huge tip when you left. I admired you as a hockey player, an enforcer and a great human being. I remember the day you were traded and I couldn't believe it and was so angry and pissed off that I stayed away from the forum for a while. I have nothing but the utmost respect for you and everything you've done, even in your darkest hour, the fighter in you prevailed! Cheers buddy!
When he came to the Rangers, we were stoked. He was business as usual, taking on the baddest dudes in the league night in and night out....But something was off. He wasnt joking around with teammates , kinda just kept to himself and really hardly ever even smiled. Remember there was no You tube back then either, so we just noticed this from tv games and the ones we went to , but I assure you he was just as broken hearted as the Montreal fans were 100%.... Glad he got to retire there 👍
Exactly. The Canadiens has been in a no man's land for the last 30 years because thay haven't been able to find ssomeone who could fill the void left by Nilan's departure.
@@rebeltvr6046 Dach have talent and size, he could play physical, but being a fighter isnt a thing you can learn. Its part of you You cant learn to play hockey, you dont learn being a fighter
@@doubleddbeat3418 True, Dach is too talented and valuable as a Center. He shouldn't fight much. But the fight he had this year was important. It gives him a psychological edge on players who will think twice about trying to put their weight on him, which will free up some space for him.
Chris Nilan was great im a Habs fan he was courage to his team, but unlike most enforcers he was a good hockey player. Im glad to see he is doing well, and is a smart guy. He took a lot of blows and gave out as many, but looks like he came out good and a lot of the enforcers didnt end well and are gone too soon. Thanks Chris as a Habs fan, you were the best of that bunch!
Born n raised in New Bedford Ma.. always a Bruins fan, but loved when the Bruins played the Habs.. those were the days of battling! Like knuckles said, those days are pretty much gone. Love/ hate with knuckles, hated he was born in mass but played for Montreal.. but loved his style, toughness, always an exciting game when the Habs were in bean town
Lifelong Flyers fan here, Chris, but I had the utmost admiration and respect for the way you played the game, the commitment you attached to your role as an enforcer, and your toughness. Question: of all the guys you fought, where does Dave Brown fall on your list of toughest guys to fight?
Thanks Chris for standing up for the neighborhood, family! And challenging all! Last gladiator! You! No me! You inspired me alot on being tough! Honey badger
This man has the heart of a lion. He is the only true player that could unite one of hockey's greatest rivalries. Recci, Ryder, Halak, Julien, etc all proudly represented both sides, but Nilan is special. He is loved in Montreal and Boston. (and here in Vermont too)
Loved you as a Ranger - though too short- Hated you everywhere else!!!😂😂 I would have thought Jay Miller would have been mentioned. You guys had some great battles. Thanks for sacrificing yourself to entertain me all those years.
All the best, Knuckles! I used to send you birthday cards addressed to the late Claude Mouton. R.I.P. Used to watch all your games wear my Canadians jersey and if I had of continued to play more hockey would have played your style. Was working at a military base in Trenton, Ontario attached to MP's when I read about your struggles. My son was in Afghanistan and just missed getting your autograph for me. When your book came out he bought it for my birthday, read it in 2 day's and is one of my prized possessions. Almost meant you in Belleville, Ontario in 2012 as the Alumni team was playing there. You got injured but asked Sergio Memesso if he would take my card in locker room and you signed it. My cousin played with you, Doug Jarvis. You are my all time favorite Montral Canadians player, and a real team player. Never picked on the little players but went straight after the big guy's. Fighting Irish! Would love to get my book signed by you and if I unpack from moving will see if I can get in touch with you. All the best to you! From a die hard fan 🍁🇮🇪☘️
As fan des Canadiens since as long as remember being (1981, at 4...!), I was mad when Savard traded you; even though we won another cup after you left (thanks to Patrick Roy), it was the beginning of a darkening Era for us...hopefully, things are looking better!
Terry was my favorite player growing up , I met him several times. Also met Chris Nilan and came close to fighting him. The NHL went Pansy after Bettman became Commissioner. Now he is even turning the NHL WOKE.
It takes guts to do what you did Chris Nilan. How many enforcers sacrificed there own health doing that tuff stuff. but in those days players like Lafleur ans others Gretsky would not have had the wonderfull carreers they had. You must be proud man i know you are because a kid from Boston who comes back to live in MOntreal knows he will get the love of Montreal fans and that is a hall of fame trophy in itself Chris Nilan.
Kudos to Nucks for his great career. He was one to always give it his very best. I well remember the fight with NYR enforcer Nicky Fotiu ~ he decked you with a punch that would have sent anyone else to the locker room to sleep it off. But you got up and fought on bravely. This is a great testament to your determination and grit. Every team should have a Chris Nilan in their lineup.
You look so good Chris. So happy your staying clean our partying paths crossed often. We have friends in common down cape cod. Im sober myself almost 10 years. Glad you found happiness
Knuckles you're a beauty!!.. From a Leafs fan, Ive always appreciated and respected the tough guys on "most" teams. (hard to like Flyers.. lol ).. TOUGH JOB literally.. Cheers bud
Chris N , you actually where a whole lot like John Ferguson. Besides you and John I can’t remember others who did what y’all did your years on the same team. The Montreal Canadiens. 🇨🇦🥰🤗
One of my favorite play is Chris watch yourself it does not matter if you were a bruin or a Canadian you always played to your fullest you protected your teammates your goaltender you were one of the most feared players ever you could skate you could fight you could hit and yes you could even score goals that's called the hockey player now it's totally different I grew up watching you I would love to meet you one day best wishes Mike Tardo
I don’t think fighting will ever go away completely. As long as guys take cheap shots, players are going to respond. But I agree, the days of the full fledged enforcer are gone.
I'd much rather see and end to end high scoring game like Detroit and Montreal used to have back in the day. An occasional fight is fine too and should never be eliminated in my opinion.
Larry wasent a human. More like fighting a gorilla. He was in a different league. I always thought he didn't want to hurt anyone but get the job done. Watch next time. A man amongst boys
I'm a Toronto fan but recall seeing Nilan storm off the Forum ice and smash an exit sign. I think the Habs were playing Boston. For better or for worse,he was the real thing. Colorful guy, but I don't miss the fighting.
I miss it as a logical outcome of an intense style of play and players of that 70s-90s era. When the fighting is part of a really physical contest between a bunch of elite athletes? It's healthy and kept the sticks under control and the talented stars protected. Today's game has better conditioned and more highly skilled players but it's not the same as those classic rivalry games of the "Pre-Bettman" years. In most any way.
@@stevedrake604 I don't miss the fights but get where you're coming from. The game was more entertaining back then. I THINK there was more room to move. I don't know... Maybe it just LOOKED that way.
Teams HATED each other, and they HATED to Lose to the other team, there is a Complete lack of FEAR now, and Fear is the Great motivator in life, Fear is what progressed society, all the way back to the Fear Cro-Magnon man had of the Neanderthals, if things are too good nobody does anything, and that is not entertaining.
@@jasonsabourin2275 Yeah,I think you're right about the way the league once was. I don't miss the fighting but do see a loss of a real edge to a lot of today's hockey. A few years ago I watched a replay of a Montreal-Quebec playoff game from 1984 and was startled by a massive brawl about eight seconds in. I remember the game but had forgotten the way real rivalries used to be.
Hockey being a substitute for inter-tribal warfare, as are each of the 4 major team sports, we forget that outside of hockey the fight is completely taken out of man. Unfortunately there are no longer any men capable of fighting their way out of a paper bag. It's sad to see. It's not "progress" of the sport, it's a cultural reflection of what the masses have been turned into through psychological warfare. After the whole world has been conquered by one small group, what is left if it isn't to conquer the individual? The way people give them their DNA, the essence of their being, and pay for it too, it's really sad to see so many willingly dumb themselves down in acts of total submission like that.
I’d love to know the best NON-enforcer Nilan ever took on. There weren’t many “scorers who could fight”. A rare power forward here or there perhaps. Nilan was such a good enforcer that the only folks who could usually go toe to toe were other enforcers or, at best, cheap shot artists (Ulf gave Nilan a good fight once… though Nilan still won it; I’m not sure I’d call Ulf an enforcer… maybe in some broad definition, but he was more of a big guy who took cheap shots… I’ve got no time or respect for that; at least Nilan knew his role… bugged the sh*t out of me because he wasn’t playing for “my team”, but I respected him… had a job to do, he did it). Anyway, you know, if you matched Nilan up against Craig Berube, thug on thug, lol, Berube might take him on size alone. But Nilan won even most of those matchups. So… Nilan versus a NON-enforcer was usually not even a fair fight… over in two seconds. So, I’m just curious to know if any non-enforcer had his number. I do know that Neely laid him out, but it was a quick and not particularly vicious fight… and that’s the only fight of theirs I recall (so, I don’t think they had multiple battles from which to build a resume). So, I *think* Neely could take out Nilan, but I’m not really sure. Anyone else out there - non-enforcer - who could take on Nilan??
When fighting is eliminated then some fans will be eliminated too. How about that brutal cross check on Hoffman that required many stitches and only a one game suspension! Keep fighting in the game or see more stick work.
you had a great career. Stanley cup, tough, scorer when given the chance to play regularly. I miss the 70's, 80's, 90's NHL. The product today is horrible. They are 6'5 expressionless, robots wearing tons of padding, have very little character and I am going to say it........way to many Europeans, Russians on the rosters. I miss the french canadiens, western canadiens, u.s. players. I think they cared about winning the Cup. I stopped watching regularly in 2002.
It’s what you call the Americanization of hockey. Hockey is no longer part of Canadian culture. Just another “product” to be franchised, like hamburgers.
Fighting has been eliminated from the game In the sense its not a factor between winning and losing, it has been reduced to an "option" but it still has to be there just because there will always be the wise guy that has to be addressed.
i wouldn't have too much of a problem with nilan except he was such a dirty player who didn't mind really injuring other players. playing tough is great and there was a place for fighting back then, and there still should be today, but nilan was different. he would maim and disfigure people and there is no role for such a player in hockey, past, present, or future. he was an embarrassment to hockey.
Us rangers fans will never forget you criss you one of the baddest dudes we ever had much love brother always one of my favorites
Glad I got to see a couple at the Garden. He did his job, being the legend that he is ,And did it well, but it was obvious his heart was still in Montreal...I was happy he got to play for his hometown B's, then retire in Montreal
I met Chris years ago at a dive bar in Quincy Massachusetts. He was with the only hot girl in the bar, and he stopped to talk to me and my meathead friends. Since we were from the Boston area, obviously we were all guys who enjoyed a fight. Not only did he talk to us for 10 minutes leaving his gorgeous date alone at the bar, but he did so graciously, and complimented both Jim McKenzie and Jay Miller. He was 100% class. God Bless Chris. Truly a gentleman!
Grew up on the South Shore. Mr. Nilan looks, sounds and carries himself like everyone I respected growing up.
Your hockey career is a testament to the value of toughness, guts and determination. You deserve a lot of fans. The way you handled addiction and then used that experience to help others shows a different kind of toughness, but the same kind of value in guts and determination.
Legend! His fights with Dave Brown and Jay Miller were always so much fun to watch. He and those two along with Probert and Grimson etc all fighting during the same era was such a gift to watch as a hockey fan. Probably the toughest era ever in hockey.
Wow, Chris Nilan, what can I even say about you that has not already been said. I remember it all, but you won't remember this, but I used to work Chez Paree as a busboy and met you many times. You always remembered me and even asked the managers to make sure I would busboy in the section you were sitting in. You chatted me up many times even with all the beautiful distractions and always gave me a huge tip when you left. I admired you as a hockey player, an enforcer and a great human being. I remember the day you were traded and I couldn't believe it and was so angry and pissed off that I stayed away from the forum for a while. I have nothing but the utmost respect for you and everything you've done, even in your darkest hour, the fighter in you prevailed!
Cheers buddy!
That's a cool remembrance and nice tribute.
My favorite joint in Montreal...good times back in the day
When he came to the Rangers, we were stoked. He was business as usual, taking on the baddest dudes in the league night in and night out....But something was off. He wasnt joking around with teammates , kinda just kept to himself and really hardly ever even smiled. Remember there was no You tube back then either, so we just noticed this from tv games and the ones we went to , but I assure you he was just as broken hearted as the Montreal fans were 100%.... Glad he got to retire there 👍
Loved knuckles
Chris Nilan could fight, score, do everything. He was the heart and soul of the Canadiens.
Exactly. The Canadiens has been in a no man's land for the last 30 years because thay haven't been able to find ssomeone who could fill the void left by Nilan's departure.
@@james34701 Yes. They need that grit. Maybe Kirby Dach can become that guy.
@@rebeltvr6046 Dach have talent and size, he could play physical, but being a fighter isnt a thing you can learn.
Its part of you
You cant learn to play hockey, you dont learn being a fighter
@@doubleddbeat3418 True, Dach is too talented and valuable as a Center. He shouldn't fight much. But the fight he had this year was important. It gives him a psychological edge on players who will think twice about trying to put their weight on him, which will free up some space for him.
Love him
Chris Nilan was great im a Habs fan he was courage to his team, but unlike most enforcers he was a good hockey player. Im glad to see he is doing well, and is a smart guy. He took a lot of blows and gave out as many, but looks like he came out good and a lot of the enforcers didnt end well and are gone too soon. Thanks Chris as a Habs fan, you were the best of that bunch!
Born n raised in New Bedford Ma.. always a Bruins fan, but loved when the Bruins played the Habs.. those were the days of battling! Like knuckles said, those days are pretty much gone. Love/ hate with knuckles, hated he was born in mass but played for Montreal.. but loved his style, toughness, always an exciting game when the Habs were in bean town
Lifelong Flyers fan here, Chris, but I had the utmost admiration and respect for the way you played the game, the commitment you attached to your role as an enforcer, and your toughness. Question: of all the guys you fought, where does Dave Brown fall on your list of toughest guys to fight?
Love the story he told about meeting Whitey Bulger
Thanks Chris for standing up for the neighborhood, family! And challenging all! Last gladiator! You! No me! You inspired me alot on being tough! Honey badger
My role model when i played hockey ! Love you Chris ! My role model after because of all the fights he won after ! Regards Chris !
This man has the heart of a lion.
He is the only true player that could unite one of hockey's greatest rivalries. Recci, Ryder, Halak, Julien, etc all proudly represented both sides, but Nilan is special. He is loved in Montreal and Boston. (and here in Vermont too)
Loved you as a Ranger - though too short- Hated you everywhere else!!!😂😂
I would have thought Jay Miller would have been mentioned. You guys had some great battles. Thanks for sacrificing yourself to entertain me all those years.
Man!!Seriously You're the mam ! You made my teenagers heros!!
All the best, Knuckles! I used to send you birthday cards addressed to the late Claude Mouton. R.I.P.
Used to watch all your games wear my Canadians jersey and if I had of continued to play more hockey would have played your style. Was working at a military base in Trenton, Ontario attached to MP's when I read about your struggles. My son was in Afghanistan and just missed getting your autograph for me.
When your book came out he bought it for my birthday, read it in 2 day's and is one of my prized possessions. Almost meant you in Belleville, Ontario in 2012 as the Alumni team was playing there. You got injured but asked Sergio Memesso if he would take my card in locker room and you signed it. My cousin played with you, Doug Jarvis. You are my all time favorite Montral Canadians player, and a real team player. Never picked on the little players but went straight after the big guy's. Fighting Irish! Would love to get my book signed by you and if I unpack from moving will see if I can get in touch with you.
All the best to you! From a die hard fan 🍁🇮🇪☘️
Hope you get your book signed my friend.Knuckles was a tough SOB,and ,as a Bruins fan, that's saying something....
Right On Chris!
As fan des Canadiens since as long as remember being (1981, at 4...!), I was mad when Savard traded you; even though we won another cup after you left (thanks to Patrick Roy), it was the beginning of a darkening Era for us...hopefully, things are looking better!
Nilan, Gillies and Schultz all name Terry O'Reilly as the toughest guy they ever played against.
because Terry could take a punch.
Nilan was very tough! I watched Behn Wilson pound him in Chicago stadium and knuckles took it and was always ready to do battle!
HOW is Chris still alive ....? Way to hang in there, Knuckles...... 👍✊
Terry was my favorite player growing up , I met him several times. Also met Chris Nilan and came close to fighting him.
The NHL went Pansy after Bettman became Commissioner. Now he is even turning the NHL WOKE.
It takes guts to do what you did Chris Nilan. How many enforcers sacrificed there own health doing that tuff stuff. but in those days players like Lafleur ans others Gretsky would not have had the wonderfull carreers they had. You must be proud man i know you are because a kid from Boston who comes back to live in MOntreal knows he will get the love of Montreal fans and that is a hall of fame trophy in itself Chris Nilan.
Kudos to Nucks for his great career. He was one to always give it his very best.
I well remember the fight with NYR enforcer Nicky Fotiu ~ he decked you with a punch that would have sent anyone else to the locker room to sleep it off. But you got up and fought on bravely. This is a great testament to your determination and grit.
Every team should have a Chris Nilan in their lineup.
You look so good Chris. So happy your staying clean our partying paths crossed often. We have friends in common down cape cod. Im sober myself almost 10 years. Glad you found happiness
VERY KOOL there!!👊🔥
Snepsts had to rank right up there.
Chris Nilan is the reason I got into Hockey .. I was 10 when I started In New York
Love you Knucks, nobody had more guts than you.
Knuckles!!!!
Respect to Knuckles, from a Leafs fan. 👍👍
Knuckles you're a beauty!!.. From a Leafs fan, Ive always appreciated and respected the tough guys on "most" teams. (hard to like Flyers.. lol ).. TOUGH JOB literally.. Cheers bud
Chris was the man the best
the man did also score 21 goals one season, not shabby considering he was in the box or on the bench for almost the entire time
When I saw the title the first name I thought might be said was Dave Brown
Once emotions are involved it Will always be part of these ice warriors.
Chris N , you actually where a whole lot like John Ferguson. Besides you and John I can’t remember others who did what y’all did your years on the same team. The Montreal Canadiens. 🇨🇦🥰🤗
I loved Chris in NY and wish Nicky had the attitude of Chris!
One of my favorite play is Chris watch yourself it does not matter if you were a bruin or a Canadian you always played to your fullest you protected your teammates your goaltender you were one of the most feared players ever you could skate you could fight you could hit and yes you could even score goals that's called the hockey player now it's totally different I grew up watching you I would love to meet you one day best wishes Mike Tardo
👍👍 ❤️ 👊👊👊👊 👌👌le meilleur 😊 à Montréal mon préféré
I don’t think fighting will ever go away completely. As long as guys take cheap shots, players are going to respond. But I agree, the days of the full fledged enforcer are gone.
that s was good time
Fighting a jereyless Dave Brown had to be quite difficult!
I'd much rather see and end to end high scoring game like Detroit and Montreal used to have back in the day. An occasional fight is fine too and should never be eliminated in my opinion.
Very surprised he didn't mention his bout with Larry Playfair in Montreal. Big Larry took him apart, early in both their careers.
Everybody knew Playfair was the Top Gun.
Playfair was a big boy too
Larry wasent a human. More like fighting a gorilla. He was in a different league. I always thought he didn't want to hurt anyone but get the job done. Watch next time. A man amongst boys
Nice spot...WR lad...
The worst beating i ever saw Nilan take was by Larry Playfair. It was in Montreal and Playfair nearly took his head offwith an uppercut.
Larry was inhuman
@@davidfitzgerald3653 He was scary because he threw hard and was bigger than just about every other fighter in his era.
I don't recall Nilan ever actually winning a fight.
I'm a Toronto fan but recall seeing Nilan storm off the Forum ice and smash an exit sign. I think the Habs were playing Boston. For better or for worse,he was the real thing. Colorful guy, but I don't miss the fighting.
I miss it as a logical outcome of an intense style of play and players of that 70s-90s era. When the fighting is part of a really physical contest between a bunch of elite athletes? It's healthy and kept the sticks under control and the talented stars protected. Today's game has better conditioned and more highly skilled players but it's not the same as those classic rivalry games of the "Pre-Bettman" years. In most any way.
@@stevedrake604 I don't miss the fights but get where you're coming from. The game was more entertaining back then. I THINK there was more room to move. I don't know... Maybe it just LOOKED that way.
Teams HATED each other, and they HATED to Lose to the other team, there is a Complete lack of FEAR now, and Fear is the Great motivator in life, Fear is what progressed society, all the way back to the Fear Cro-Magnon man had of the Neanderthals, if things are too good nobody does anything, and that is not entertaining.
@@jasonsabourin2275 Yeah,I think you're right about the way the league once was. I don't miss the fighting but do see a loss of a real edge to a lot of today's hockey. A few years ago I watched a replay of a Montreal-Quebec playoff game from 1984 and was startled by a massive brawl about eight seconds in. I remember the game but had forgotten the way real rivalries used to be.
I don't know if it's a coincidence but when he left Montreal , the Habs started to lose against the Bruins in the playoffs .
NHL will never ban fighting.
Hes looking pretty good compared to a bunch of years ago.
He stayed in Quebec to live?
Rempe changed that! So it's back with him at times but it's best all the sucker shots and brawls are gone.
Hockey being a substitute for inter-tribal warfare, as are each of the 4 major team sports, we forget that outside of hockey the fight is completely taken out of man. Unfortunately there are no longer any men capable of fighting their way out of a paper bag. It's sad to see. It's not "progress" of the sport, it's a cultural reflection of what the masses have been turned into through psychological warfare. After the whole world has been conquered by one small group, what is left if it isn't to conquer the individual? The way people give them their DNA, the essence of their being, and pay for it too, it's really sad to see so many willingly dumb themselves down in acts of total submission like that.
You can always tell a fighter by the scar tissue around the eyes
chris. can you help me?
I’d love to know the best NON-enforcer Nilan ever took on. There weren’t many “scorers who could fight”. A rare power forward here or there perhaps. Nilan was such a good enforcer that the only folks who could usually go toe to toe were other enforcers or, at best, cheap shot artists (Ulf gave Nilan a good fight once… though Nilan still won it; I’m not sure I’d call Ulf an enforcer… maybe in some broad definition, but he was more of a big guy who took cheap shots… I’ve got no time or respect for that; at least Nilan knew his role… bugged the sh*t out of me because he wasn’t playing for “my team”, but I respected him… had a job to do, he did it). Anyway, you know, if you matched Nilan up against Craig Berube, thug on thug, lol, Berube might take him on size alone. But Nilan won even most of those matchups. So… Nilan versus a NON-enforcer was usually not even a fair fight… over in two seconds. So, I’m just curious to know if any non-enforcer had his number. I do know that Neely laid him out, but it was a quick and not particularly vicious fight… and that’s the only fight of theirs I recall (so, I don’t think they had multiple battles from which to build a resume). So, I *think* Neely could take out Nilan, but I’m not really sure. Anyone else out there - non-enforcer - who could take on Nilan??
When fighting is eliminated then some fans will be eliminated too. How about that brutal cross check on Hoffman that required many stitches and only a one game suspension! Keep fighting in the game or see more stick work.
✌👋🧸
Knuckles was by far one of the toughest all around players in the NHL. Great player.
Davey Hilton 🥊
No way . He fought Davey ?
Your Right!.... That is What the NHL Calls..... PROGRESS. Pffft
Nilan has the cocaine nostrils
Bobby Carpenter is not HOF material.
you had a great career. Stanley cup, tough, scorer when given the chance to play regularly. I miss the 70's, 80's, 90's NHL. The product today is horrible. They are 6'5 expressionless, robots wearing tons of padding, have very little character and I am going to say it........way to many Europeans, Russians on the rosters. I miss the french canadiens, western canadiens, u.s. players.
I think they cared about winning the Cup. I stopped watching regularly in 2002.
Not everyone wins every fight except for fotiu who I have never seen lose one. Every dog has its day as they say.
Mcilhargy beat him. It's on here somewhere. 2nd fight might be a draw.
Patterson edged him too. But I love Nick.
@@dub16100 if someone connected then nick would have gone down.
Didn't beat Holt.
@@mmunchie69 I can’t say because you tubes video was very shady but if you say so I won’t disagree. Even Muhammad Ali lost some.
Start building a graveyard cross if somebody like Ryan Reaves had a go at this Nilan punk .
The toughest enforcer was heroin
Wilson was the biggest piece of garbage to ever play in the league fotiu kicked his ass and like knuckles said he loved it
It’s what you call the Americanization of hockey. Hockey is no longer part of Canadian culture. Just another “product” to be franchised, like hamburgers.
Exactly why I stopped watching.
When he met Grimson he was very impressed by the persona ..that is neat .
Fighting has been eliminated from the game In the sense its not a factor between winning and losing, it has been reduced to an "option" but it still has to be there just because there will always be the wise guy that has to be addressed.
Hockey isn’t the same anymore, it’s not better for sure. No emotional attachment to anybody
i wouldn't have too much of a problem with nilan except he was such a dirty player who didn't mind really injuring other players. playing tough is great and there was a place for fighting back then, and there still should be today, but nilan was different. he would maim and disfigure people and there is no role for such a player in hockey, past, present, or future. he was an embarrassment to hockey.