Nogier returns for one more season

WINNIPEG – Summer season simply obtained so much higher for Nelson Nogier.The blueliner inked a one 12 months, two means contract value $700,000 on Tuesday, bringing him again to Winnipeg for one more season.The Saskatoon native mentioned he did not have any doubts he’d be again.”They’ve type of proven religion in me since day one,” mentioned Nogier who was drafted by the Jets within the fourth spherical in 2014.”With the way in which my exit assembly had went, I used to be fairly assured that I used to be going to be (again).”With the low season modifications to the Jets roster the 23-year-old defenceman sees a chance this fall.”Clearly that chance is there. I believe they’ve a whole lot of us younger prospects that they’ve introduced in who’re conscious of that,” mentioned Nogier.”However in the identical breath, I will proceed doing what I do and that is protecting my head down and maintain taking steps ahead.”Nogier performed 74 video games with the Manitoba Moose who went on a livid tear within the second half of the season that ended up with them simply lacking the American Hockey League playoffs. Manitoba sat 5 video games beneath .500 on December 22nd earlier than going 27-15-Three-2 to shut out the season. Nogier admits the Moose run was useful for his improvement as a professional hockey participant.”It was super. Trying again on my season individually, I wasn’t thrilled with the way in which issues began out. However with the assistance of Pascal (Vincent) and Eric (Dubois) serving to me to get again on observe and type of settle into my sport for the second half of the 12 months,” mentioned Nogier.”It simply so occurred to be on the identical time that we had been coming collectively as a workforce and we had been capable of sturdy collectively a bunch of wins. Form of creating the understanding what it takes to make a push for that second season, the playoffs. So there have been undoubtedly a whole lot of classes there that once we discovered that we are going to undoubtedly be taking into subsequent 12 months.”On high of the 74 AHL contests, Nogier made an look with the Jets in Brooklyn towards the New York Islanders. He ended up enjoying simply over ten minutes within the Three-1 win registering a shot on objective and a blocked shot. Whereas it was only one night time within the NHL, that sport reaffirmed to Nogier that he has the flexibility to play on the highest stage.”Yeah, I imply on the finish of the day that is type of what you might be working in direction of is stringing collectively a full season (within the NHL) whether or not it is one or 82 video games,” mentioned Nogier.”It is undoubtedly a course of from the second you might be drafted. You’re enjoying by way of the final years in junior to your entry stage contract. I completely understood that and purchased into the entire course of and the trail the Jets group has set out for me. So yeah it was only one sport however I believe it provides just a little extra gas to the hearth to maintain urgent ahead.”