Omaha Lancers

Nils recorded the best goals-against average (3.61) by a Lancer to appear in at least 35 games in a single campaign over the last four seasons in 2025-26.

Maurins was added in late September after beginning the season in the North American Hockey League. He had five games in which he recorded 40-or-more saves and tied for the USHL lead with four shutouts. Maurins is tied for the sixth-most shutouts in Lancers’ single-season history with four shutouts and recorded the most in a single season over the last eight campaigns. He finished the campaign strong, appearing in each of the final 10 games. Maurins went 7-2-1-0 with a 2.89 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage in that span.

Maurins represented his home country, Latvia, for a third time last season as he appeared in the 2025 U20 World Junior Championship last December/January. He went 1-3 with a 3.51 GAA and an .879 SV% in 4 games. He had twice previously skated for Latvia at the 2022 and 2023 U18 World Junior Championships.

Maurins started the 2025-26 season with the Bismarck Bobcats in the NAHL. He posted a 2-1 record with a 2.00 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage in 3 games.