Markus Nurmi

Markus Nurmi
Born (1998-06-29) 29 June 1998 (age 26)
Turku, Finland
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
SHL team
Former teams		 Luleå Hockey
HC TPS
Milwaukee Admirals
NHL draft 163rd overall, 2016
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2016–present

Markus Nurmi (born 29 June 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing with Luleå Hockey in the SHL. He was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the sixth round, 163rd overall, in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[1]

Playing career

Nurmi played as a youth within HC TPS organization and made his Finnish Liiga debut with TPS during the 2015–16 season.[2]

Following his seventh season in the Liiga with TPS in 2021–22, Nurmi was signed as a free agent by the Nashville Predators to a one-year, entry-level contract on 10 June 2022.[3] After attending the Predators training camp, Nurmi was re-assigned to begin the 2022–23 season with American Hockey League affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. In a top six forward role, Nurmi contributed with 12 goals and 24 points through 48 regular season games with the Admirals, unable to earn a recall to the Predators.

As an impending restricted free agent with the Predators, Nurmi opted to return to his original Finnish club, TPS, in agreeing to a three-year contract on 3 April 2023.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 TPS Jr. A 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 TPS Jr. A 20 2 4 6 12 — — — — —
2015–16 TPS Jr. A 49 19 17 36 34 2 0 0 0 2
2015–16 TPS Liiga 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2016–17 TPS Jr. A 27 12 16 28 58 — — — — —
2016–17 TPS Liiga 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2016–17 TUTO Hockey Mestis 11 2 0 2 2 6 0 1 1 4
2017–18 TPS Liiga 51 10 11 21 14 11 0 1 1 2
2018–19 TPS Liiga 60 1 11 12 20 5 0 1 1 0
2019–20 TPS Liiga 57 14 14 28 28 — — — — —
2020–21 TPS Liiga 46 18 18 36 22 13 2 4 6 6
2021–22 TPS Liiga 56 20 19 39 49 18 4 15 19 4
2022–23 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 48 12 12 24 14 — — — — —
2023–24 TPS Liiga 56 14 19 33 12 9 5 3 8 10
Liiga totals 333 77 92 169 147 56 11 24 35 22

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Finland U17 4th 6 0 0 0 2
2016 Finland U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 0 2 2 0
2018 Finland WJC 6th 5 1 2 3 2
Junior totals 18 1 4 5 4

References

  1. ^ "Senators select Markus Nurmi 163rd overall". silversevensens.com. 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  2. ^ "Tilastot - #51 Nurmi, Markus - Liiga". liiga.fi.
  3. ^ "Predators sign Markus Nurmi to one-year, entry-level contract". Nashville Predators. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Markus Nurmi returns home" (in Finnish). HC TPS. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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