retirement. He spent three years as community relations consultant for John Hancock Insurance before returning to hockey as a coach. He was initially hired as an assistant coach of the New Jersey Devils on August 3, 1995, and remained in that position until May 1996, before becoming a head coach for the Chesapeake Icebreakers of the ECHL. Nilan was married to Karen Stanley in 1981. They were divorced in 2006. They have two daughters, Colleen and Tara, and one son, Christopher. Karen was a daughter of Theresa Stanley, who was one of notorious crime boss Whitey Bulger's girlfriends. Today Nilan talks openly about his past problems with alcohol and prescription drugs, as well as battling a heroin addiction. He is involved in numerous social and charitable causes. Nilan also speaks to local students in Montreal about learning from his life experiences and mistakes. Nilan lived in Oregon for two years, where he met his current girlfriend, Jaime Holtz (who is originally from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii). Chris moved back to Montreal with Jaime in 2011, and they currently reside in Dorval. He began hosting his own program, Off the Cuff on TSN Radio 690 Montreal, on March 18, 2013, after being a daily phone-in guest on Melnick in the Afternoon for a number of months. He is on the air from noon to 3:00 p.m. weekdays local time, also streaming live online. In 2022, he was fired from his Off the Cuff hosting position by Bell Media after he refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Nilan Currently hosts his own Podcast "The Raw Knuckles Podcast" Awards Won the Stanley Cup in 1986 with the Montreal Canadiens Selected to one NHL All-Star Game: 1991 Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Bold indicates led league International See also List of NHL players with 2000 career penalty minutes References External links Chris Nilan's Hockeydraftcentral.com profile 1958 births American men's ice hockey forwards Boston Bruins players Ice hockey people from Boston Living people Montreal Canadiens draft picks Montreal Canadiens players National Hockey League All-Stars New Jersey Devils coaches New York Rangers players Northeastern University alumni Sportspeople from Boston Stanley Cup champions Ice hockey coaches from Massachusetts