Markus Nurmi

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

Markus Nurmi
Born	(1998-06-29) 29 June 1998 (age 27) Turku, Finland
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
SHL team Former teams	Luleå HF TPS
NHL draft	163rd overall, 2016 Ottawa Senators
Playing career	2016–present

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
2024–25	Luleå HF	SHL		44	10	14	24	19		17	2	12	14	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			7	0	2	2	0
2018	Finland	WJC	6th		5	1	2	3	2
Junior totals					18	1	4	5	4

Awards and honours

Award	Year
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Luleå HF)	2025	[5]