2 0 1 2 , ▁N ug ent - H op kins ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Cal der ▁Memorial ▁Tro phy ▁along ▁with ▁Gabriel ▁Land esk og ▁of ▁the ▁Colorado ▁A val anche ▁– ▁the ▁event ual ▁winner ▁– ▁and ▁Adam ▁Henri que ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Dev ils . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁season , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁N ug ent - H op kins ▁would ▁require ▁shoulder ▁surg ery ▁in ▁the ▁off - season . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁N ug ent - H op kins ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁seven - year ▁extension ▁with ▁the ▁O ilers ▁worth ▁$ 4 2 ▁million ▁with ▁a ▁$ 6 ▁million ▁per ▁year ▁cap ▁hit . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 ▁season , ▁N ug ent - H op kins ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁N HL ▁All - Star ▁game . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁season ▁N ug ent - H op kins ▁was ▁injured ▁and ▁was ▁label led ▁to ▁be ▁out ▁for ▁five ▁to ▁six ▁weeks . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁line up ▁in ▁March , ▁almost ▁a ▁month ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁after ▁the ▁initial ▁injury . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁his ▁return , ▁near ing ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁season , ▁N ug ent - H op kins ▁was ▁developed ▁into