The Edmonton Oilers have traded defenceman Darnell Nurse to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defencemen Shakir Makhamadullin and Zack Sharp.
TSN’s Ryan Rishaug reports that the Oilers did not retain money in the deal.
The deal comes after multiple reports indicated Nurse requested a move out of Edmonton in June.
Nurse, 31, had seven goals and 24 points in 82 games last season while averaging 20:58 of ice time. He averaged 23:03 of ice time in six playoff games as the Oilers fell in the first round.
The 6-foot-4, left-shot blueliner is entering the fifth season of an eight-year, $74 million contract that carries an annual cap hit of $9.25 million. He is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2029-30 campaign.
Drafted seventh overall by the Oilers in the 2013 draft, Nurse has 88 goals and 324 points in 798 career games.
Nurse helped the Oilers to back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals in 2024 and 2025, recording five goals and 14 points combined during the two playoff runs.
The Hamilton native represented Canada at the World Hockey Championship three times, taking home a silver medal in 2019.
Oilers sign Shea
The Oilers also signed defenceman Ryan Shea to a five-year, $20 million contract that carries a $4 million cap hit, it was announced Wednesday evening.
Shea, 29, played his first full year in the NHL this past season, recording six goals and 35 points in 80 games with a plus-30 rating while averaging 18:53 of ice time. He previously never played more than 39 games in an NHL season.
Shea added an assist in six playoff games while averaging 16:50 of ice time before his team was eliminated in the first round.
The 6-foot-1, left-shot defenceman is coming off a one-year, $900,000 contract.
Drafted 121st overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015, Shea spent his entire three-season career with the Penguins, recording nine goals and 31 points in 150 career games.
