Darnell Nurse

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Darnell Nurse

Born	(1995-02-04) February 4, 1995 Hamilton, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
OHL team	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
NHL Draft	7th overall, 2013 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	2011–present

Darnell Nurse (born February 4, 1995) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. Selected third overall in the 2011 OHL Priority Selection by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, he is currently playing with Sault Ste. Marie in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).^[1] He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round (seventh overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.^[2]

Nurse was rated as a top prospect who fulfilled the expectation to be a Top-10 selection at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.^[3] Darnell is the son of former Canadian Football League wide receiver Richard Nurse.^[4] He is also the nephew of former NFL star quarterback Donovan McNabb, who married Darnell's aunt, Roxie.^[5]

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,^[6] and he played with Team Canada as one of only four underage players^[7] to win another bronze medal at the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships^[6]

During the 2012–13 season he played with Team Canada to win a gold medal at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.^[8] Nurse was also an invited participant at the 2013 CHL Top Prospects Game.^[9]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
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
OHL totals			121	13	38	51	177	6	1	3	4	6

Awards and honours

Awards	Year
World U-17 Hockey Challenge All-Star Team	2012	^[6]
IIHF World U18 Championship Bronze Medal with Team Canada	2012	^[10]
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Gold Medal with Team Canada	2012	^[11]
CHL Top Prospects Game	2013	^[12]

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

Persondata
Name	Nurse, Darnell
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Date of birth	February 4, 1995
Place of birth	Hamilton, ON, CAN
Date of death
Place of death

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