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Ontario Winter Games Chris “Knuckles” Nilan

Legacy Fund Rewards By Jim Riddell

Well-Rounded Students hris Nilan, coach of the Montreal

CCanadiens Alumni team, was a fan
By Victoria Klassen favorite best known for his tough-guy role.
rounded students,” Pollard explained. Nilan, a Boston native, was chosen 231st
“Taken into consideration are
n the early 1990s, Cornwall hosted overall by Montreal in the 1978 entry
Ithe Ontario Winter Games. The academics, the sports they participate draft, beginning his NHL career with the
in, involvement in school committees Habs in 1979. He was traded to the New
profit experienced with the hosting
of this event led to the creation of the and leadership activities, as well as York Rangers in 1988, spending a couple
their involvement in the community. of seasons there, and then he spent two
Ontario Winter Games Legacy Fund, seasons in Boston before coming back to
which directly benefits local students. This could include volunteering with Montreal, finishing his career with the
their church, service clubs, special
Candy Pollard was an employee of events in the community, etc.” Canadiens in 1992.
the Cornwall Tourism organization Nilan is one of only nine players in NHL Photo Submitted
at the time the event took place. She “Certainly, the scholarship of history to have recorded more than 3000 also been in the Cornwall and Lake St.
$1,000 is beneficial to those who
worked with committee members, career penalty minutes. He may best be Francis area to fish, which has become one
provided information to athletes and receive it, assisting with college or remembered for the enforcer role that he of his favorite pastimes. “I like to fish for
university costs. But I feel more than played, but Nilan also scored 225 points in
sponsors, helped out with the sales bass and walleye in the Montreal area. I
that, it recognizes the youth of today 688 NHL games. go to fishing tournaments around Martha’s
of souvenir shirts, and provided
other assistance to the organizing who are hardworking and understand Following his playing career, Nilan was Vineyard, and go to Hawaii for Yellowfin
the importance of community, named an assistant coach with the New and Blue Marlin”.
committee.
who give back to the community,” Jersey Devils during the 1995-96 season, Another hobby of Nilan’s is cooking.
Pollard explains that every year, the continued Pollard. and then head coach for the Chesapeake “I cook anything and everything. I have
Legacy Fund awards two scholarships Icebreakers of the ECHL for two seasons. a collection of recipes from family and
of $1,000 each to one female and Applications for the scholarships Presently with the Canadiens Alumni in a favorites from the restaurants that I’ve been
one male student graduating from are reviewed by a group of five coaching capacity, Nilan is recovering from to over the years. And then there’s Google
individuals representing the City of knee replacement surgery and it’s doubtful
a Cornwall and SD&G high school - you can find a recipe for anything you
who is going on to post-secondary Cornwall, the United Counties of that he will be able to return as a player. want on Google.”
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, the
studies. Chris is no stranger to Cornwall. He For the past seven years Chris has been
Chamber of Commerce, the Service was here six years ago as the Guest of
“The Ontario Winter Games Club Council, and the Ontario Winter Honour at a boxing event fundraiser for hosting “Off the Cuff”, his own radio show
which airs weekday afternoons on TSN 690
Legacy Fund looks to award well- Games Committee. the Children’s Treatment Center. He has Montreal.

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