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 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, 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 ...

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 ...

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2012, file photo former NHL tough guy Chris Nilan poses for a portrait while promoting the documentary "The Last Gladiators," in Toronto. Nilan had a far greater fight than one ...

Racking up 3,043 penalty minutes in the National Hockey League was physically punishing for Chris Nilan. Chris led the NHL in penalty minutes two years in a row. According to hockeytoughguys.com, in ...

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 ...

On the cover of his new book, "Fighting Back: The Chris Nilan Story" (Triumph Books, 335 pages), the former NHL tough guy looks like he is indeed ready for battle. And while there were many scrapes ...

Nilan says in the film that he has survived overdoses He doesn%27t think he suffered any concussions or that fighting led to his various addictions Nilan will be three years sober in May The Chris ...

Things get real quickly with Chris Nilan. There he was on Friday morning at the venerable Bishop St. restaurant Da Vinci announcing his latest project, Knuckles: The Chris Nilan Story, a one-man show ...