One of the best to ever do in the NHL joins the podcast. The guys are joined by Chris "Knuckles" Nilan (2:00) to talk about his hockey journey, playing for the Canadiens, how the NHL Draft worked in the 80s (4:00), training camp back in the day (6:40), playing in college vs the NHL (9:00), his youth hockey career (14:30), living & playing in Montreal (20:00), when he knew it was a big game (28:10), his thoughts on fighting in hockey today (29:00), thoughts on Matt Rempe (38:00), battle with addiction (44:00), post playing career (49:40), radio career in Montreal (52:00), and the success of the Raw Knuckles podcast (1:02:00).

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Audio Credits: CBC.

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This episode was hosted by Ryan Pinder & Jay Rosehill, produced by Jack Haverstock & Liam Horrobin, edited and mixed by Amil Delic.

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