The Darnell Nurse era has officially come to an end.

At the time of Wednesday afternoon’s trade, Nurse was the second-longest tenured Edmonton Oiler, behind just Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Over 12 seasons with the team, Nurse played 798 games with 88 goals and 324 points, with another 100 postseason games.

It was time for the two parties to separate, and in the end, Oilers general manager Stan Bowman did quite well in the trade and with the ensuing moves. That said, for all the faults Nurse had, he still deserves his flowers for his time in Edmonton.

Let’s take a look at Nurse’s memorable moments as an Oiler.

June 30th, 2013 – Oilers Draft Nurse 

Nurse joined the Oilers on June 30th, 2013, as they selected him seventh overall at that year’s draft. Prior to being selected, Nurse played two seasons with the Ontario Hockey League’s Soo Ste. Marie Greyhounds, scoring 12 goals and 41 points in his draft year.

The following season saw Nurse return to the Greyhounds, scoring 13 goals and 50 points in 64 games. Following the season, he played seven games with the American Hockey League’s Oklahoma City Barons, four regular season games and three postseason games, picking up two assists

October 14th, 2014 – Nurse makes NHL debut

Nurse got a taste of NHL life to begin the 2014 season, making his NHL debut on October 14th, 2014. In a 6-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings, the left-shot defenceman finished as a -1, finishing the game with two hits and two shots on goal. He played another game the following day, a 7-4 loss to the Arizona Coyotes, before being sent down to the OHL.

With the Greyhounds, Nurse scored 10 goals and 33 points in 36 games, along with three goals and eight points as his Greyhounds eventually fell in the OHL’s Western Conference Finals to Connor McDavid and the Erie Otters.

A few months before that, Nurse and McDavid won the gold medal together at the 2015 World Junior Championships, with Nurse collecting an assist in seven games. He finished out the season with the OKC Barons, picking up four assists in four post-season games.

October 27th, 2015 – Nurse scores first NHL goal, becomes NHL regular

The 2015-16 season marked Nurse’s first full professional season as he aged out of junior. Beginning the season with the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors, Nurse picked up an assist in six games, before earning a call-up to the Oilers toward........

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