Miners continue to deal; trade hard-nosed defenceman Nurse

CANADIAN PRESS (Sudbury, ON):

After days of trade discussions and debate, the Sudbury Miners and Dayton Musicmen finally agreed to a deal early Sunday evening. The deal, which was first confirmed on Twitter by TSN reporter Darren
Dregar, is as follows:

* Sudbury trades defenceman Darnell Nurse, prospect Oli Juolevi and a 2019 5th round pick to the Dayton Musicmen in exchange for prospect defenceman Ian Mitchell, prospect forward Troy Terry, and Dayton’s 1st and 3rd round picks in 2020.

Nurse was originally drafted in the first round of the 2013 CCHL Entry Draft (7th overall) by the Hamilton Tigers before being dealt to Sudbury in 2017. He is currently on the last year of his entry-level contract, will be a restricted free agent after the 2018-19 season. He is expected to sign with the Musicmen after the season is done.

“I enjoyed my time here with Sudbury. The organization, the fans and the city are all top notch. I think they have a very bright future. But, at this stage of my career, I am happy to be able to join an
organization that will give me a chance to be a leader going forward for years to come. It is very exciting to get in on the ground floor in Dayton”, stated out-going defenseman Nurse.

From the Miners perspective, this was about dealing from a position of strength and continuing to
strengthen its pipeline for the future.

“It’s never easy to part with a player of Nurse’s talent and character. He was an excellent player for us
and he deserves a chance to win “ stated General Manager Terry James.

“But, we have a lot of blossoming talent on defence and those players deserve a chance to play. It
becomes a numbers game as you can’t keep all of them, so moves have to be made. At the end of the
day, to acquire two high end prospects (in Terry and Mitchell) and also secure a 1st and 3rd rounder in 2020, it was a deal that we had to make” stated James.

“Trades like these continue to build depth at all positions for is, which is good. It may not look like it
now, but we believe in sticking to the process and that we are on the right path to be a consistent
contender for years to come. The loyalty that city of Sudbury and its fans have shown us the past couple of years will soon be rewarded.”