Kevin Nugent

Background

He was born in Little Falls, Minnesota, June 7, 1955.

Career

He entered Hill-Murray High School, captained its team in his junior and senior years, and at Notre Dame, he played in 131 games, 1974-"78, in which he was credited with 54 goals and 75 assists. He was drafted for the Indianapolis Racers, a farm team of the Edmonton, Alberta Oilers, in the World Hockey Association where, during the 1978–"79 season, he was the first linemate that Wayne Gretzky had in professional hockey.

Achievements

• He later lived in Edina, and at age 14 captained, for that town"s public schools, the first team in the state to win, in 1970, the United States of America national bantam championship in hockey.