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Fantasy Summary

Creative offensive forward who plays with a surprising amount of energy. Will need to add some weight, but could become a third-line checking winger at his best.


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August 2024 – Nurmi is finally healthy and returning to play. He participated in this past World Junior Summer Showcase with Finland. He finished the tournament with the most points, producing two goals and four assists in four games. The 19-year-old winger will join the Islanders training camp in September before reporting to the London Knights in the OHL for the 2024-25 season. Nurmi will look to prove that his injury has not slowed down his development and to show that he can be a NHL forward in the future. William Langstaff

 

June 2023 – Nurmi was selected 113rd overall by the Islanders. Pat Quinn

 

June 2023 – Nurmi’s past season with KooKoo at the U20 level has been solid, leading his team in scoring with 50 points in 41 games. He put up a decent amount of goals with 21, only two behind first place on his squad.

A creative offensive player with decent playmaking, Nurmi has seen a lot of growth in his game, in areas that come as a surprise given how physically frail he is. His forechecking is probably his biggest strength now, as he relentlessly pursues defenders and makes getting out of their zone a mess. His physique gets in the way a lot, as he bounces off shoulder shrugs and fails to stick to his opponents, but his energy partly makes up for it. He boasts a decent but not overly impressive release as well, though he projects more as a playmaker at the next level. Overall, Nurmi could become a very interesting bottom-six checking winger with enough time to add weight on his frame. Hadi Kalakeche

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 5.5
NHL Certainty 4.0
Country FIN
Position LW
Roster Type Junior
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth March 7, 2005
Height 5‘11”
Weight 165 lbs
Drafted 2023 Round 4; Overall: 113

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2017-2018 Finland Selects U13WSI U139 6 612 -|        
 2018-2019 KooKoo U16U16 SM-sarja Q23 3 47 2|        
  KooKoo U16U16 SM-sarja17 6 410 4|        
  Finland Selects U14WSI U148 12 1123 -|        
 2019-2020 KooKoo U16U16 SM-sarja Q20 15 1429 4|        
  KooKoo U18U18 SM-sarja22 6 1218 4|        
 2020-2021 KooKoo U18U18 SM-sarja26 10 1525 10|        
  KooKoo U20U20 SM-sarja9 2 35 0|        
 2021-2022 KooKoo U18U18 SM-sarja5 6 28 0|        
  KooKoo U20U20 SM-sarja40 15 1530 6|        
  KooKooLiiga1 0 00 0|        
  Finland U17 (all)International-Jr10 1 56 2|        
 2022-2023 KooKoo U20U20 SM-sarja41 21 2950 12|Playoffs4 0 11
  Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup5 0 11 0|        
  KooKooLiiga9 0 11 0|Playoffs1 0 00
  Finland U18WJC-185 1 45 2|        
  Finland U18 (all)International-Jr21 5 914 4|        
 2023-2024 KooKoo U20U20 SM-sarja6 4 48 4|Playoffs8 2 57
  KooKooLiiga19 0 22 2|        
  Finland U19 (all)International-Jr4 2 13 2|        
  Finland U20 (all)International-Jr6 0 22 0|        
 2024-2025 London KnightsOHL18 2 810 2|        
  Finland U20 (all)International-Jr5 3 47 0|        

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