Darnell Nurse

Darnell Nurse

Nurse in 2015
Born (1995-02-04) February 4, 1995
Hamilton, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team Edmonton Oilers
NHL Draft 7th overall, 2013
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2014present

Darnell Nurse (born February 4, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nurse was selected by the Oilers 7th overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Selected third overall in the 2011 OHL Priority Selection by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, he played three seasons with Sault Ste. Marie in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).[1] Nurse was rated as a top prospect who fulfilled the expectation to be a Top-10 selection at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.[2] He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round (seventh overall) of the draft.[3]

On July 25, 2013, he was signed by the Oilers to a three-year entry level contract.[4]While he was the only one of the top eight picks in his draft class to not make his team's opening night roster, he was called up and scored his first NHL goal on October 27 against the Minnesota Wild, in his third NHL game.[5]

On March 10th, 2016, Nurse was suspended 3 games by the NHL for ambushing Sharks Defenseman Roman Polak who suffered a broken nose in the ambush. [6]

International play

Medal record
Competitor for Canada Canada
Ice hockey
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
2012 Windsor
Competitor for Ontario
IIHF World U18 Championship
2012 Brno
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
2013 Piešťany
IIHF World U20 Championship
2015 Canada

During the 2011–12 season he won a bronze medal with Team Ontario at the 2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge and was named to the Tournament All-Star Team.[7] That same season, Nurse was one of only four underage players[8] to play with Team Canada at the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships, winning the bronze medal.[7]

During the 2012–13 season he played with Team Canada to win a gold medal at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[9] Nurse was also an invited participant at the 2013 CHL Top Prospects Game.[10]

He won gold with Canada at the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship and was named one of Canada's top three players.

Personal

Darnell is the son of former Canadian Football League wide receiver Richard Nurse.[11] He is also the nephew of former NFL star quarterback Donovan McNabb, who is married to Darnell's aunt, Raquel Nurse McNabb.[12] His cousin, Sarah Nurse, plays ice hockey for the Wisconsin Badgers.[13] His sister Kia plays basketball for the Connecticut Huskies and is a member of the Canadian national team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 St. Michael's Buzzers OJHL 2 0 0 0 4
2011–12 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 53 1 9 10 61
2012–13 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 68 12 29 41 116 6 1 3 4 6
2013–14 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 64 13 37 50 91 9 3 5 8 12
2013–14 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 7
2014–15 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 36 10 23 33 58 14 3 5 8 26
NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Canada Ontario U17 3rd 5 1 2 3 8
2012 Canada WJC18 3rd 7 0 0 0 14
2012 Canada IH18 1st 5 0 0 0 4
2015 Canada WJC 1st 7 0 1 1 6
Junior totals 24 1 3 4 32

Awards and honours

Awards Year
World U-17 Hockey Challenge All-Star Team 2012 [7]
IIHF World U18 Championships Bronze Medal 2012 [14]
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Gold Medal 2012 [15]
CHL Top Prospects Game 2013 [16]
IIHF World U20 Championships Gold Medal 2015 [17]

References

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Nail Yakupov
Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick
2013
Succeeded by
Leon Draisaitl
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