Islanders' Jesse Nurmi: Racks up three more points
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Nurmi scored twice and added an assist in OHL London's 5-4 overtime win over Niagara on Friday.
Nurmi has four multi-point efforts over his last six games. He needed a little time to adjust back to the OHL after some ECHL time earlier in the season, but he's already picked up 11 goals and eight helpers over 14 appearances. Nurmi should continue to play a significant role for London for the remainder of the campaign.
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Islanders' Jesse Nurmi: Four-point game for London
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Nurmi scored three goals and added an assist in OHL London's 6-1 win over Erie on Saturday.
Nurmi is now at eight goals and seven assists, along with a plus-8 rating, over 12 appearances for the Knights. The Finnish winger has quickly gotten his game on track in the OHL after struggling to the tune of two points in 12 games for ECHL Worcester. The 20-year-old will likely be expected to make the jump to the AHL in 2026-27.
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Islanders' Jesse Nurmi: Three points in OHL blowout win
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Nurmi scored a goal and added two assists in OHL London's 10-2 win over Peterborough on Sunday.
Nurmi took some time to get back in a rhythm, but he has four goals and 10 points over 10 OHL outings. He's earned five of those points over the last two games. The Islanders prospect wasn't quite ready for the professional ranks this season, but he'll likely start 2026-27 with the club's AHL affiliate.
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Islanders' Jesse Nurmi: Reassigned to OHL
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The Islanders reassigned Nurmi to OHL London on Tuesday.
Nurmi has recorded one goal and one assist over 12 games with ECHL Worcester this season. He'll now head back to London, where he supplied nine goals, 31 points and a plus-10 rating across 58 regular-season games in 2024-25. The 2023 fourth-round pick also had eight points over 17 playoff outings with the Knights last year.
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Islanders' Jesse Nurmi: Off non-roster injured reserve
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Nurmi (knee) is off non-roster injured reserve and was reassigned to ECHL Worcester on Thursday, per the AHL transaction page.
Nurmi missed the start of the season due to the injury. The 20-year-old had nine goals and 31 points in 58 regular-season appearances with OHL London in 2024-25.
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Islanders' Jesse Nurmi: Set for non-roster injured list
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Nurmi (knee) was designated for non-roster injured reserve Monday.
Nurmi is expected to be sidelined until at least late October if not early November, so his designation for non-roster injured reserve shouldn't come as a surprise. Once given the green light, the Finnish winger figures to be headed to AHL Bridgeport, where he will likely play the bulk of his games this season.
