Chris Nilan

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United StatesUnited States  Chris Nilan Ice hockey player
Date of birth February 9, 1958
place of birth Boston , Massachusetts , USA
size 183 cm
Weight 93 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1978 , 19th lap, 231st position
Canadiens de Montréal
Career stations
1976-1979 Northeastern University
1979-1980 Nova Scotia Voyageurs
1980-1988 Canadiens de Montréal
1988-1990 New York Rangers
1990-1992 Boston Bruins
1992 Canadiens de Montréal

Christopher John "Chris" Nilan (born February 9, 1958 in Boston , Massachusetts ) is a former American ice hockey player and coach who played 779 games for the Canadiens de Montréal , New York, between 1976 and 1992 Rangers and Boston Bruins played in the National Hockey League on the right winger position . Nilan, who embodied the player type of the Enforcer , celebrated his greatest career success in the service of the Canadiens de Montréal by winning the Stanley Cup in 1986 .

Career

Chris Nilan began his career in 1976 on the Northeastern University ice hockey team and spent three years with the National Collegiate Athletic Association . During this time he was selected in the 19th round of the NHL Amateur Draft 1978 in 231st position by the Canadiens de Montréal . He began the 1979/80 season with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs in the American Hockey League and made his NHL debut for the Canadiens in the same season. A year later he was accepted into the professional squad of the Canadiens and became an important player on the team. In the 1983/84 season he made it with the team in the Conference Finals and was defeated there in six games against the New York Islanders .

Two years later he succeeded with the Canadiens after victories over the Boston Bruins , Hartford Whalers and New York Rangers, the entry into the finals of the Stanley Cup . The series against the Calgary Flames was decided in five games in favor of the Canadiens and Nilan won the trophy. In 1987 the division finals were reached, against the Philadelphia Flyers the team only lost after seven games. A year later, Nilan left the Canadiens and joined the New York Rangers. In three years, the qualification for the play-offs was achieved twice, in which the team was eliminated from the competition in the first round. In the summer of 1990 he went to the Boston Bruins and two years later he returned briefly to the Montréal Canadiens to play there in 24 NHL games and then to end his career.

His coaching career, however, was less successful, he began 1995 as an assistant coach with the New Jersey Devils and took over as head coach from 1997 to 1999 the Chesapeake Icebreakers in the East Coast Hockey League . With the Icebreakers he qualified for the play-offs in both years and was eliminated from the competition in the first and third round. In 1998 he was named Head Coach of the Year at ECHL.

Achievements and Awards

NHL records

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1976/77 Northeastern University NCAA 20th 3 2 5
1977/78 Northeastern University NCAA 20th 8th 9 17th
1978/79 Northeastern University NCAA 32 9 17th 26th
1979/80 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 49 15th 10 25th 304 - - - - -
1979/80 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 15th 0 2 2 50 5 0 0 0 2
1980/81 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 57 7th 8th 15th 262 2 0 0 0 0
1981/82 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 49 7th 4th 11 204 5 1 1 2 22nd
1982/83 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 66 6th 8th 14th 213 3 0 0 0 5
1983/84 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 76 16 10 26th 338 15th 1 0 1 81
1984/85 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 77 21st 16 37 358 12 2 1 3 81
1985/86 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 72 19th 15th 34 274 18th 1 2 3 141
1986/87 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 44 4th 16 20th 266 17th 3 0 3 75
1987/88 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 50 7th 5 12 209 - - - - -
1987/88 New York Rangers NHL 22nd 3 5 8th 96 - - - - -
1988/89 New York Rangers NHL 38 7th 7th 14th 177 4th 0 1 1 38
1989/90 New York Rangers NHL 25th 1 2 3 59 4th 0 1 1 19th
1990/91 Boston Bruins NHL 41 6th 9 15th 277 19th 0 2 2 62
1991/92 Boston Bruins NHL 39 5 5 10 186 - - - - -
1991/92 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 17th 1 3 4th 74 7th 0 1 1 15th
NCAA overall 72 20th 28 48
NHL overall 688 110 115 225 3043 111 8th 9 17th 541

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1987 United States Canada Cup 5th place 5 2 0 2 14th
Men overall 5 2 0 2 14th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Nilan, Chris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nilan, Christopher John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , Massachusetts