{"id":382601,"date":"2026-07-01T21:12:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/382601\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T21:12:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:12:39","slug":"sharks-acquire-defenseman-darnell-nurse-from-the-edmonton-oilers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/382601\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharks acquire defenseman Darnell Nurse from the Edmonton Oilers"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Jose\u00a0Sharks (@SanJoseSharks<\/a>) General Manager\u00a0Mike Grier\u00a0announced today that the club\u00a0has\u00a0acquired\u00a0defenseman\u00a0Darnell Nurse\u00a0from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for\u00a0defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin\u00a0and\u00a0prospect\u00a0forward Zack Sharp.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cDarnell\u00a0is a\u00a0strong,\u00a0veteran,\u00a0mobile\u00a0defenseman who\u00a0eats up\u00a0top-pair minutes against some of the best\u00a0talents\u00a0in the NHL, and\u00a0brings a physical element\u00a0every shift,\u201d\u00a0said Grier. \u201cHe\u00a0brings significant\u00a0leadership qualities and experience from his time\u00a0in\u00a0Edmonton\u00a0which\u00a0will be\u00a0a\u00a0valuable\u00a0to our group.\u00a0We\u2019re\u00a0excited to have a player like him join our organization.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nurse, 31, registered 24 points (seven goals, 17 assists) in 82 games last season for the Edmonton Oilers. He led the team in blocked shots and hits, was fourth in average time on ice (20:58), and among team defensemen ranked third in points. Among NHL defensemen, he was ninth in blocked shots,\u00a0He registered his ninth consecutive season registering at least 100 or more hits and blocked shots in a single\u00a0season, and\u00a0has nine consecutive years of logging an average of 20 or minutes per game.\u00a0Additionally, he registered his 50th\u00a0multi-point game on Oct. 23 vs. the Montreal Canadiens with two\u00a0assists, and\u00a0collected his fifth multi-goal game with two goals on Nov. 19 at the Washington Capitals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since entering the league full time in the 2015-16 season, Nurse has collected 1,467 blocked shots, ranking seventh among active defensemen\u00a0in the category, averaging\u00a0nearly five\u00a0blocked shots\u00a0per-game\u00a0(4.91).\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0collected at least 20 or more points in seven consecutive seasons against some of the stiffest\u00a0competition\u00a0in the league, while also\u00a0maintaining\u00a0a plus-81 rating.\u00a0He set a career best in points in the 2022-23 season, recording 43 points and 31 assists (tied for career best).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Over the course of his NHL career, all with Edmonton, he has amassed 798 NHL games, along with 324 points (88 goals, 236 assists) with a plus-66 rating. In the postseason,\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0appeared in 100 games, scoring 29 points (two goals, 22 assists), and helped Edmonton reach the postseason for seven straight years, which includes two trips to the Stanley Cup Final.\u00a0He was named an Alternate Captain for the Oilers ahead of the 2019-20 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Prior to his NHL career, he played for the Soo Greyhounds in the Ontario Hockey League, captaining the team for two seasons. He registered 134 points (36 goals, 98 assists) in 221 games for the\u00a0team, and\u00a0was named to the OHL Second All-Rookie Team (2012), OHL Second All-Star Team (2015), Third All-Star Team (2014), and the OHL Scholastic Player of the Year in 2013.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Internationally, Nurse has represented Team Canada on multiple occasions. He was a part of the 2026 Canadian Olympic squad, appearing in 10 games and recording six assists,\u00a0en-route to a Silver Medal finish.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0also appeared in the World Championships twice (2018, 2019), scoring five points (two goals, three assists) across 20 total games, and helping the team win a Silver Medal in 2019. He was also on the Gold Medal World Junior Championship team in 2015, being named as a\u00a0Top-3\u00a0Player on his team after collecting one assist in seven\u00a0games, and\u00a0was a part of the U-18 World Junior Championship team in 2012, earning a\u00a0Bronze\u00a0medal.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mukhamadullin\u00a0appeared in 83 games with the Sharks between 2023-2026, posting 12 points (five goals, seven assists).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sharp was selected by San Jose in the 2025 NHL Draft (4th\u00a0round, 124th\u00a0overall).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Jose\u00a0Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) General Manager\u00a0Mike Grier\u00a0announced today that the club\u00a0has\u00a0acquired\u00a0defenseman\u00a0Darnell Nurse\u00a0from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for\u00a0defenseman Shakir…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":382602,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[88,90,89],"class_list":["post-382601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}