Nilan is a Boston native and went on to play for his hometown team for two seasons in which he put up over 150 penalty minutes in back to back seasons.
While Nilan was not a star offensively for the Bruins, he brought them so much needed toughness at the time, averaging 6.75 penalty minutes per game during the 1990 season.
Source: Bruins Insider
A trade completed between the Bruins and the Rangers and it's huge
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30 JUIN | 233 ANSWERS Bruins and Rangers agreed to a massive trade Did you get to see Nilan play as a Bruins? | ||
Yes | 179 | 76.8 % |
No | 54 | 23.2 % |
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