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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
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Stats – Frozen Tools – Profile on FT

SeasonLeagueTeamGPGAPTSPIM+/-
2024-2025WJC-20Finland U2072352-1
2024-2025OHLLondon Knights58922311010
2023-2024U20 SM-sarjaKooKoo U2064484-2
2023-2024LiigaKooKoo190222-7
2022-2023WJC-18Finland U18514522
2022-2023U20 SM-sarjaKooKoo U20412129501221
2022-2023LiigaKooKoo901100
2022-2023Hlinka Gretzky CupFinland U18501100
2021-2022U20 SM-sarjaKooKoo U20401515306-11
2021-2022U18 SM-sarjaKooKoo U18562800
2021-2022LiigaKooKoo100000
2020-2021U20 SM-sarjaKooKoo U2092350-8
2020-2021U18 SM-sarjaKooKoo U1826101525100
2019-2020U18 SM-sarjaKooKoo U18226121840
2018-2019WSI U14Finland Selects U14812112300
2018-2019U16 SM-sarjaKooKoo U1617641040
2017-2018WSI U13Finland Selects U139661200

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