A trade completed between the Bruins and the Rangers and it's huge
It's always a story when two original six teams make a trade, and this one wasn't different on June 28th 1990 the Boston Bruins acquired Chris Nilan from the Rangers in exchange for Greg Johnson an future considerations.
Nilan who grew up in Massachusetts and idolized Bobby Orr was now fulfilling his dream of playing for the Bruins where he remained for two seasons from 1990 through 1992. Nilan's specialty of penalties and fights were no shortage during his time in Beantown.
He had 277 penalty minutes and 186 in both years. After his time with the Bruins, he spent one more season with the Montreal Canadiens and played a total of 17 games with four points and then decided to hang up his skates.
Nilan returned to Massachusetts as he remained in Boston after his career was over. He had played 688 games, scored 110 goals with 115 assists for 200 and 25 points but he had an eye watering 3043 penalty minutes and had won the Stanley Cup in 1986 with the Canadiens.
He entered broadcasting with the 690 TSN radio station and after he was let go by bell media, he started The Raw Knuckles Podcast.
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Did you watch Chris Nilan when he played for the Bruins? | ||
| Yes | 109 | 81.3 % |
| No | 25 | 18.7 % |
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