Darnell Nurse

Darnell Nurse is a Canadian defenceman who plays for the San Jose Sharks after more than a decade with the Edmonton Oilers, the club that drafted Nurse seventh overall in 2013. Nurse passed 750 games and 300 points as a top-pair minute-eater in Edmonton, wearing an alternate captain's A from 2019 onward. Edmonton traded Nurse to San Jose on 1 July 2026 for Shakir Mukhamadullin and the rights to Zachary Sharp.

Darnell Nurse mocked for chirping the Golden Knights

He really went for it!

Outrage over NHL’s decision on Nathan MacKinnon

Fans are not happy!

Position	Defence, shoots left
Born	4 February 1995, Hamilton, Ontario
Drafted	7th overall, 2013, by Edmonton
NHL teams	Edmonton (2014-2026), San Jose
Contract	Eight years at $9.25m AAV, signed 2021, through 2029-30
NHL career	798 GP, 88 G, 324 P, 725 PIM, through 2025-26
Honours	World Junior gold with Canada 2015; NHL All-Star 2021; Worlds silver 2019
Known for	Heavy top-pair workload and skating the puck out of his own end

Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs/Toronto Marlies

Ryan Reaves apologized to Darnell Nurse after controversial hit

Great sportsmanship from Reavo!

NHL insider calls out the NHL over Alex Pietrangelo’s suspension, believes they got it all wrong

He wasn't happy with this

Jordan Greenway humiliates Darnell Nurse with chirp of the year, he was absolutely speechless after it

The Edmonton Oilers and the Minnesota Wild are both fighting for a place in the playoffs in the Western Conference, and when they played against each other on Monday, emotions ran high. There were a ...

Darnell Nurse lost his mind completely and could now be in for a suspension after headbutting his opponent

The opening round series of the Stanley Cup playoffs between the LA Kings and Edmonton Oilers have been a battle, and Game Five was just as hard as the previous. The LA Kings won the ...

Darnell Nurse sends Jamie Benn flying, ending up right in Connor McDavid’s lap

Jamie Benn is often at the delivering end when talking about big hits, but last night, roles were reversed as he flew right into his opponent’s bench. In the Dallas Stars game against the Edmonton ...