\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJust one day after his collegiate career ended, 24-year-old Kyle Chauvette of Goffstown found himself in a San Jose Sharks uniform. “It just didn’t even feel real. It was a cool experience,” Chauvette said. UNH lost to Northeastern 7-3 on Wednesday night in the Hockey East Tournament, ending Chauvette’s college playing career. That night, he went back to campus and had to face the reality of the student element of being a student-athlete. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go <<“I was probably up until 2 a.m. that night studying for an economics exam,” Chauvette said. After he turned in his test early Thursday afternoon, he got a call from his agent that would change his hockey career forever. “He’s just like, ‘Do you want to back up for the Sharks tonight?’ And I was like, ‘Yes,'” Chauvette said. He was called up to the San Jose Sharks as an emergency goalie. Backup Sharks goalie Yaroslav Askarov suffered a minor lower leg injury in the team’s morning skate. A backup from the Sharks AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, would not have been able to make the cross-country trip in time to play the Bruins. Instead, Chauvette got the call. “I was so nervous in warm-ups that I can barely even remember. I almost blacked out,” Chauvette said. He did not play during the game, but he was able to stand in goal during warm-ups and was on the bench in case starting goalie Alex Nedeljkovic needed a substitute. Chauvette’s parents are filled with pride.”I went up to him, and I actually gave him a big hug and I just said, ‘I’m proud of you,'” Chauvette’s mother Leanne said. “Walking in when you know your son’s going to be on the bench on one of those teams is, it’s completely different,” Chauvette’s father Keith said. The family is from Goffstown, and Kyle said he’s honored to be a role model for local youth. “It’s pretty cool when you see like a local player being able to play a hometown school and get to put on an NHL jersey,” Kyle Chauvette said.Chauvette is hoping to continue a professional hockey career in the East Coast Hockey League or another minor league team, hoping that one day, he can get back to the pros.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Just one day after his collegiate career ended, 24-year-old Kyle Chauvette of Goffstown found himself in a San Jose Sharks uniform. <\/p>\n
“It just didn’t even feel real. It was a cool experience,” Chauvette said. <\/p>\n
UNH lost to Northeastern 7-3 on Wednesday night in the Hockey East Tournament, ending Chauvette’s college playing career. <\/p>\n
That night, he went back to campus and had to face the reality of the student element of being a student-athlete. <\/p>\n