Vol. 8: Chris "Knuckles" Nilan

For the eighth episode of Charges, Rex brings Chris "Knuckles" Nilan onto the show to talk about his career and post career struggles. Rex and Chris discuss: How he became a hockey player & where he grew up (1:51), how he ended up playing in college & NHL (5:56), how he became an enforcer & fighting as a kid (11:32), winning The Stanley Cup & drinking culture in the NHL (19:57), being out of the game in retirement & surgeries (23:18), opiods & drug use (28:44), his process of getting clean (40:25), an arrest in incident (42:54), his relationship with reputed gangster Whitey Bulger (47:45), & what he is doing now (55:28). This episode is not to be missed! Follow @KnucklesNilan30 on Twitter & @knucklesnilan on Instagram Charges is Created by CTRL Media & Portal A. It's produced by DBPodcasts in association with iHeartMedia. Executive Producers: Steve Nash, Brandon Kraines, Ezra Holland, Nate Houghteling, and Todd Barrish. Charges with Rex Chapman Theme Music Artist: Illegal Kartel (@illegal_kartel_mikal_shakur) Produced by: Gene Crenshaw (@yuyuthemaker) and Draft (@Draft3009) Learn more about your ad-choices at

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This episode is 61:27 long.

This episode was published on Jun 22, 2021.

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