Wow... seeing and hearing these two swap tales like old friends is amazing.... So many memories of those Bruins vs Canadians games....Loved having Brian on the Bruins.... respect Chris so much more now for his insight and interview skills.
I remember big Bryan and he was a tough customer! He did what he had to do, as much as all the others that had this difficult job. It's funny to see him back here, both him and Chris certainly didn't have any love for each others when they played! But majority of those "enforcers" were good guys and it was a job. I was surprised he was playing tennis, didn't know that but he had the physical for doing it. Cool to hear him talk about his journey!
Great to hear the stories of the fights in that era. The style of hockey was so much fun to watch. Genuine anger/dislike and rivalries. I'd say the 1979-1989 was the peak time for hockey brawls Today's hockey is horrendous to watch.
Damn is this podcast a damn gift to the world or what. You really have to give it to Knuckles in retrospect. A 5'10/11" 175lb guy taking on absolute giants like this!? GTF out of here, what a maniac. Once those eyebrows turned sideways in anger and disgust you knew Chris was on the warpath. Props to our generation.
@@stevebeman8298 I'll grant you the 6'0 because he said he's 5'11 & 3/4 lol but no way he played at 205. He was pretty skinny, medium build yes but his playing weight was no more than 185 to 195lb maybe.
@@noturnleftunstoned72 Im 5'10. The boys came into Costelloe's after some golf on a Saturday and I was close to getting my head banged off the urinal. He's 6 foot
This was awesome. The Colonel was my favorite Bruin growing up, and the reason #34 is my jersey number. Still have a stick he gave me in back Nov. 1985 sitting in the corner of my office. I remember Brian reading Nilan the riot act after their fight in Montreal following the Middleton incident. Always wondered what was said. But good stuff..
Craig Berube is my number 10 all-time best fighter. The Chief is a legend 🙌 Jay Miller was an Octopus 🐙 mostly hugging and trying to neck guys in fights. Miller mostly threw pokes, feeble girly attempted punches that couldn't remash mashed potatoes. Once in a while he was lucky and stung a guy. Bruins had some good fighters, O'Reilly, Wensink, and Lucic. Jay Miller was Dave Brown's personal go-to punching bag of all time. Brown, 9 wins 1 draw with 1 measly loss to the Octopus 🐙 I'm a neutral unbiased Habs fan . John Kordic OWNED Miller. Nilan was tough and always capable of handling Miller .
Agree with ya on Brown but Kordic never hurt anybody. Very fast hands like Berube but who did he ever KO or really hurt. It’s like Craig Coxe said, Kordic was a pillow puncher. He also agreed with most that nobody hit harder than Kocur.
I was hoping it would happen and it did the colonel! I remember when you Miller went at it and attack dog Curran out of nowhere jumps in...Old time hockey, boy do I miss it. Thanks Knux.
Ron Delorme Behn Wilson Bob Nystrom Bob McGill Barry Beck Randy Holt Glen Cochrane Tim Hunter … Jon Mirasty Mel Anglestead Rocky Thompson …….Some potential future guests that we’d love to see!
Wish he would have talked more about the teams at Notre Dame and the 1982-83 Cup Team in Portland. Yaremchuk, Turcotte, Neely, Kordic, Heath, Ferraro, Jim Playfair, Mike Vernon.
@@stevebeman8298 is it a deterrent or in simply for entertainment?? is it REALLY necessary?...you see much of it in the playoffs? i like fighting because its fighting but isn't this called,,,, hockey?? it became a sport within a sport, imo, for entertainment. and if this is true, what does that say about our game, as a major professional sport? its not boxing, son, lol. i love boxing, UFC, COMBAT SPORTS. but this is hockey...it cheapens the game and 9/10 , its staged and tough guy vs tough guy...high school stuff...simulated fighting...
Brian, nice job and great content! You had a really nice run with the Islanders … Jiggs dubbed you Iron Man, as you had a great, consistent run, bro! Did Probert surprise you in that 2nd fight vs him with him at the Joe?
Brian Curran had heart and grit and wasn't afraid to trade open toe to toe in fights. Curran lost his share but wasn't a feeble throwing hugger Octopus like Jay Miller was. Curran threw real punches. Miller threw a lot of girlie examples of laughter. 😂
CHRIS, we fight aficionados want & need more specific fight content … biggest wins in Jrs…. That elevated them to the next level…. biggest losses…. dialogue between combatants… mindset before and after fights…. Hardest punchers… most difficult opponents… penalty box discussion's…. Confidence levels at their peak…. ETC. … these are the questions that will really elevate your show, bro!!! Let’s discuss the Most Honorable Job in All of Sports! You have a Whole generation of hockey enforcer enthusiasts that go back to the mid 1970’s that really want to delve deep into the snotty- Gritty of the Job! See Jethro.. Clark Gillies- RIP discussing Behn Wilson in great detail.. that’s the Good Stuff that only you can pull from these Great Warriors of yesterday!!!!! Seriously, Bro…. This will take you to another whole level!!!! - Steve
@@stevebeman8298 again, son, you are toooooooo much fighting. These are hockey players..! They happen to allow fighting in the North American game.. Most of these guys didn't start fighting till junior. It's hockey.. go watch UFC
Sound to me you’re a little light in the loafers…. Lates 70’s & 80’s hockey sound a bit too tough for you …The players know what on ice accountability means… the game misses the true enforcers … now the league is the enforcer … thru fines & suspensions…. I guess you prefer the latter.. No surprise here!!!
@@stevebeman8298 This is what I mean... "... Light in the loafers.." You are hung up on being alpha, macho, manly and you think that fighting in a major professional sport is great. I'm ALLOWING you to be the alpha male in this discussion, son. You have no idea who I am or what I stand for, other than I think fighting in hockey is silly, ... It LOOKS silly too, lol . You ever see lacrosse fights..?... Even worse... They hang on to the jerseys like they do in hockey and mainly use one hand, as in hockey. They copy hockey... It's hilarious. I've played both sports, hockey and lacrosse... I know the game... I consider it a guilty pleasure, .(watching fighting)... like porn, lol.. I enjoy the aspect of it... But it's not necessary, or shouldn't be, for hockey to stand on its own merit I enjoy hard nosed, hard hitting, tough hockey.. ... But the glorification of the side show of the "fighting" aspect,... Cheapens it, in my opinion... I bet even if you had a few pops with CHRIS NILAN, and he was being completely honest with you, he'd prefer to be a hard nosed winger, without the fighting aspect to deal with... But.. the NHL allows it, people love it, 6 , or half a dozen... Appreciate the game, the skills, the talent, the speed of hockey... Stop, if you are, putting these enforcers on pedestals... ... You do know... That in "real life", in the street, a trained MMA, welterweight and above(possibly even lighter), would rip your heroes to shreds?.. you know that, right? Focus on the game, son.. the game!
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Great Guest Knucks & Tim...Curran is a character...enjoyed when we had him in Boston....
Wow... seeing and hearing these two swap tales like old friends is amazing.... So many memories of those Bruins vs Canadians games....Loved having Brian on the Bruins.... respect Chris so much more now for his insight and interview skills.
Watched Brian while he played for Boston from beginning to end. Brian always had heart!!!!
Brian was tougher than a $2 steak!
I loved Curran. He would fight anyone.
I remember big Bryan and he was a tough customer! He did what he had to do, as much as all the others that had this difficult job. It's funny to see him back here, both him and Chris certainly didn't have any love for each others when they played! But majority of those "enforcers" were good guys and it was a job. I was surprised he was playing tennis, didn't know that but he had the physical for doing it. Cool to hear him talk about his journey!
All the tough guys are awesome dudes! I had the pleasure of seeing Brian and Probert fight at the Joe.
You must’ve seen Probert beat him down and then Curran grab his legs to pull him down.
Great to hear the stories of the fights in that era. The style of hockey was so much fun to watch. Genuine anger/dislike and rivalries. I'd say the 1979-1989 was the peak time for hockey brawls Today's hockey is horrendous to watch.
I was young and dumb enough to be a leafs fan in the late 80's and Brian was a fun part of those teams.
knuckles you need to have battlin billy smith on the show or bobby nystrom
absolutely Nystrom would be the man , even Gary Howatt would be a great guest!
My cuz, Brian Curran is a stand up guy, stay at home Defenseman, Don Cherry, loved him!!!!
@@seancurran3004 brad marsh ish 😊
Drink a shot every time Knuckles talks about O'Reillyl pointing to his left arm in the box.
Damn is this podcast a damn gift to the world or what. You really have to give it to Knuckles in retrospect. A 5'10/11" 175lb guy taking on absolute giants like this!? GTF out of here, what a maniac. Once those eyebrows turned sideways in anger and disgust you knew Chris was on the warpath. Props to our generation.
Nilan 6’0 205lbs
@@stevebeman8298 I'll grant you the 6'0 because he said he's 5'11 & 3/4 lol but no way he played at 205. He was pretty skinny, medium build yes but his playing weight was no more than 185 to 195lb maybe.
@@noturnleftunstoned72 Im 5'10. The boys came into Costelloe's after some golf on a Saturday and I was close to getting my head banged off the urinal. He's 6 foot
@@ba1428 what are we doing here? 😅
This was awesome. The Colonel was my favorite Bruin growing up, and the reason #34 is my jersey number. Still have a stick he gave me in back Nov. 1985 sitting in the corner of my office. I remember Brian reading Nilan the riot act after their fight in Montreal following the Middleton incident. Always wondered what was said. But good stuff..
This is the best show of its kind 👏👏
As a hockey player myself it’s called mutual respect
Craig Berube next!
@@DanG-z1s stick to tennis flamer
@@Bruins-vq5ey Homophobic dooooosh
Craig Berube is my number 10 all-time best fighter. The Chief is a legend 🙌 Jay Miller was an Octopus 🐙 mostly hugging and trying to neck guys in fights. Miller mostly threw pokes, feeble girly attempted punches that couldn't remash mashed potatoes. Once in a while he was lucky and stung a guy. Bruins had some good fighters, O'Reilly, Wensink, and Lucic. Jay Miller was Dave Brown's personal go-to punching bag of all time. Brown, 9 wins 1 draw with 1 measly loss to the Octopus 🐙 I'm a neutral unbiased Habs fan . John Kordic OWNED Miller. Nilan was tough and always capable of handling Miller .
Agree with ya on Brown but Kordic never hurt anybody. Very fast hands like Berube but who did he ever KO or really hurt. It’s like Craig Coxe said, Kordic was a pillow puncher. He also agreed with most that nobody hit harder than Kocur.
@@Bruins-vq5ey Bruins suck!
I was hoping it would happen and it did the colonel! I remember when you Miller went at it and attack dog Curran out of nowhere jumps in...Old time hockey, boy do I miss it. Thanks Knux.
Couldn’t skate a lick but feared no one.
Great interview knuckles.
Have Kocur on the show.
Ron Delorme
Behn Wilson
Bob Nystrom
Bob McGill
Barry Beck
Randy Holt
Glen Cochrane
Tim Hunter …
Jon Mirasty
Mel Anglestead
Rocky Thompson …….Some potential future guests that we’d love to see!
@@stevebeman8298 Curt Fraser, Tiger Williams, Wendel Clark, and... have a tribute to John Kordic,
RIP Bad Brad Maxwell… as his 1978 Topps Hockey card read!…..
Eddie Shore.
Wish he would have talked more about the teams at Notre Dame and the 1982-83 Cup Team in Portland. Yaremchuk, Turcotte, Neely, Kordic, Heath, Ferraro, Jim Playfair, Mike Vernon.
I would be so excited when Montreal would play the Bruins and then Saturday night in the forum. That was great Hockey.
I remember when he coached the Brooks Bandits
The reason for taking fighting out of the game they want to make men cowards like thay are today
THEY SHOULD PUT IT IN ALL MAJOR SPORTS, CORRECT? COWARDS IN FOOTBALL AND RUGBY CORRECT??
@@hanginthere65 do they fight in those sports no those sports are so week never watched them
No kidding...before you know it a transgender will win the Lady Bing
@ Hangintjere65….. you obviously
Don’t understand the game of North American style hockey… so don’t bother comparing apples to grapes!!!
@@stevebeman8298 is it a deterrent or in simply for entertainment?? is it REALLY necessary?...you see much of it in the playoffs? i like fighting because its fighting but isn't this called,,,, hockey?? it became a sport within a sport, imo, for entertainment. and if this is true, what does that say about our game, as a major professional sport? its not boxing, son, lol. i love boxing, UFC, COMBAT SPORTS. but this is hockey...it cheapens the game and 9/10 , its staged and tough guy vs tough guy...high school stuff...simulated fighting...
Brian, nice job and great content!
You had a really nice run with the Islanders … Jiggs dubbed you Iron Man, as you had a great, consistent run, bro!
Did Probert surprise you in that 2nd fight vs him with him at the Joe?
I like the playful organ music while curran and nilan are beating each other up. Like they were at Storyland in NH.
Great stuff as always. Curran a great interview; I remember a lot of his fights.Can somebody PLEASE dig-up Behn Wilson?????????????
Brian Curran had heart and grit and wasn't afraid to trade open toe to toe in fights. Curran lost his share but wasn't a feeble throwing hugger Octopus like Jay Miller was. Curran threw real punches. Miller threw a lot of girlie examples of laughter. 😂
I think it was the Rochester Amerks Curran walked out on in the early 90s
Knuckles seemed to be in more if a bad mood in this one.
I remeber Brian had a real mean streak. One scary Hombre
How about Joey Kocur a real fighter and bad ass
I patterned some of these scrappers in my hockey story.
Brian curran was a pugnacious combata t
Would love to have you do one with Kevin Maguire or Gord Donnelly
Who was Mr Montreal? I didn't catch who they were talking about
NORM BARON
not sure chris nilan knows pretty sure that is a different ken hodge from the one that played in boston
CHRIS, we fight aficionados want & need more specific fight content … biggest wins in Jrs…. That elevated them to the next level…. biggest losses…. dialogue between combatants… mindset before and after fights…. Hardest punchers… most difficult opponents… penalty box discussion's…. Confidence levels at their peak…. ETC. … these are the questions that will really elevate your show, bro!!!
Let’s discuss the Most Honorable Job in All of Sports!
You have a Whole generation of hockey enforcer enthusiasts that go back to the mid 1970’s that really want to delve deep into the snotty- Gritty of the Job!
See Jethro.. Clark Gillies- RIP discussing Behn Wilson in great detail.. that’s the Good Stuff that only you can pull from these Great Warriors of yesterday!!!!!
Seriously, Bro…. This will take you to another whole level!!!!
- Steve
@@stevebeman8298 again, son, you are toooooooo much fighting. These are hockey players..!
They happen to allow fighting in the North American game..
Most of these guys didn't start fighting till junior.
It's hockey.. go watch UFC
Sound to me you’re a little light in the loafers…. Lates 70’s & 80’s hockey sound a bit too tough for you …The players know what on ice accountability means… the game misses the true enforcers … now the league is the enforcer … thru fines & suspensions…. I guess you prefer the latter..
No surprise here!!!
@@stevebeman8298 This is what I mean... "... Light in the loafers.."
You are hung up on being alpha, macho, manly and you think that fighting in a major professional sport is great.
I'm ALLOWING you to be the alpha male in this discussion, son. You have no idea who I am or what I stand for, other than I think fighting in hockey is silly, ...
It LOOKS silly too, lol .
You ever see lacrosse fights..?...
Even worse... They hang on to the jerseys like they do in hockey and mainly use one hand, as in hockey.
They copy hockey... It's hilarious.
I've played both sports, hockey and lacrosse...
I know the game...
I consider it a guilty pleasure, .(watching fighting)... like porn, lol..
I enjoy the aspect of it... But it's not necessary, or shouldn't be, for hockey to stand on its own merit
I enjoy hard nosed, hard hitting, tough hockey..
... But the glorification of the side show of the "fighting" aspect,... Cheapens it, in my opinion...
I bet even if you had a few pops with CHRIS NILAN, and he was being completely honest with you, he'd prefer to be a hard nosed winger, without the fighting aspect to deal with...
But.. the NHL allows it, people love it, 6 , or half a dozen...
Appreciate the game, the skills, the talent, the speed of hockey... Stop, if you are, putting these enforcers on pedestals...
... You do know... That in "real life", in the street, a trained MMA, welterweight and above(possibly even lighter), would rip your heroes to shreds?.. you know that, right?
Focus on the game, son.. the game!
should invite Nick Fotiu...
WHY DID THEY CALLL HIM THE COLONEL?? WHOS STUMPY?? THOMAS?? PLEASE SAY THE REAL NA,MES AND CLEAR UP NICKNAMES, ETC...THANK YOU
Spin off of his last name Curran.
Stumpy was Steve Thomas.
Lame interview though
guy tried to talk about probert 3 times and the idiot interrupts him each time and never follows up, worst interviewer ever