Maine's coaching staff came to an Oilers practice and followed up with another visit to another showcase game when Nugnes gave up just a single goal in a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Revolution. "He basically said we need to get this process going," said Nugnes. It was a 3-1 loss to the Oilers, but Nugnes - who turned away 18 of 19 second-half shots - caught the coach's eye. I had gotten a few sniffs from Hockey East schools - Northeastern, Providence, UMass-Lowell - but they were playing the waiting game."ĭuring the EHL's Thanksgiving Showcase, Ben Guite, a Maine assistant coach, caught Nugnes' performance against the New Hampshire Monarchs. "A few other Atlantic (League) teams were looking - Holy Cross, Bentley. "I had talked to a few schools, but there was nothing serious until AIC came along," he said. He could get more seasoning in the highly competitive Eastern Hockey League and also get more eyes on him as the Oilers top goalie. That was a big reason behind his decision to return to Norwalk. It was during the offseason, while attending a goalie's camp at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, that Nugnes began opening more eyes than just those at AIC. But it's a dream come true for me to play at one of the highest levels of college hockey in the country." "It was a crazy situation, something out of the blue that I never saw coming. "I knew going into this year it was going to be a gamble," said Nugnes, who skated with the Oilers for the final time on Friday afternoon.
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