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Germany Nico Sturm
#78 Minnesota Wild / NHL - 25/26
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time NCAA (East) First All-American Team 1
1-time NCAA (ECAC) Champion 1
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
May 03, 1995
Position
C/LW
Age
30
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Augsburg, GER
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Germany
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Augsburger EV
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$2,000,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild / Signed
Agency
PREMIUM

Brothers: Dennis Sturm, Timo Sturm

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Nico Sturm Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Augsburger EV U16 Schüler-BL 28* 8* 14* 22* 16* -* |
2008-09 Augsburger EV U16 Schüler-BL 26* 12* 23* 35* 10* -* |
2009-10 ESV Kaufbeuren U16 Schüler-BL 30* 26* 28* 54* 40* -* |
2010-11 ESV Kaufbeuren U16 Schüler-BL 28* 24* 39* 63* 26* -* |
ESV Kaufbeuren U18 Jugend-BL 14* 0* 7* 7* 4* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -
2011-12 ESV Kaufbeuren U18 DNL 31* 3* 4* 7* 33* -11* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
HC Landsberg U18 Jugend-BL 4* 8* 3* 11* 6* -* |
2012-13 ESV Kaufbeuren U18 DNL 33* 11* 22* 33* 22* -* |
Germany U18 (all) International-Jr 10* 3* 3* 6* 2* -* |
2013-14 ESV Kaufbeuren U18 DNL 24* 13* 21* 34* 20* -* |
Corpus Christi Ice Rays NAHL 21* 1* 2* 3* 2* -5* |
Germany U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2014-15 Austin Bruins NAHL 53* 11* 30* 41* 28* 29* | Playoffs 13 7 6 13 0 8
Germany U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 0* 0* 12* -8* |
Germany U20 (all) International-Jr 7* 0* 0* 0* 12* -* |
2015-16 Tri-City Storm USHL 57* 14* 25* 39* 47* 11* | Playoffs 5 3 3 6 0 4
2016-17 Clarkson Univ. NCAA 39* 8* 13* 21* 37* 4* |
2017-18 Clarkson Univ. NCAA 40* 14* 23* 37* 14* 20* |
2018-19 Clarkson Univ. “C” NCAA 39* 14* 31* 45* 29* 23* |
Minnesota Wild NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2019-20 Minnesota Wild NHL 6* 0* 2* 2* 0* 2* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -1
Iowa Wild AHL 55* 12* 20* 32* 18* 9* |
2020-21 Minnesota Wild NHL 50* 11* 6* 17* 17* 10* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 0 1
2021-22 Minnesota Wild NHL 53* 9* 8* 17* 8* -5* |
Colorado Avalanche NHL 21* 0* 3* 3* 6* -2* | Playoffs 13 0 2 2 2 2
2022-23 San Jose Sharks NHL 74* 14* 12* 26* 23* -13* |
Germany WC 10* 6* 2* 8* 2* 6* |
Germany (all) International 14* 7* 4* 11* 27* -* |
2023-24 San Jose Sharks NHL 63* 5* 8* 13* 12* -25* |
Germany WC 6* 1* 2* 3* 2* -1* |
Germany (all) International 8* 1* 2* 3* 4* -1* |
2024-25 San Jose Sharks NHL 47* 7* 6* 13* 13* -4* |
Florida Panthers NHL 15* 0* 1* 1* 7* -2* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 0 -3
2025-26 Minnesota Wild NHL 14* 2* 3* 5* 0* 3* |
Projected NHL 60* 9* 13* 22* 0* 13* |
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Nico Sturm Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 55* 12* 20* 32* 0.58* 18* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
DNL 3 88* 27* 47* 74* 0.84* 75* -11* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
International 2 22* 8* 6* 14* 0.64* 31* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 20* 3* 3* 6* 0.30* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jugend-BL 2 18* 8* 10* 18* 1.00* 10* -* | 1 2 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
NAHL 2 74* 12* 32* 44* 0.59* 30* 24* | 1 13 7 * 6 * 13 * 1.00 * 0 * 8 *
NCAA 3 118* 36* 67* 103* 0.87* 80* 47* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 8 345* 48* 49* 97* 0.28* 86* -36* | 4 30 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.17 * 2 * -1 *
Schüler-BL 4 112* 70* 104* 174* 1.55* 92* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 57* 14* 25* 39* 0.68* 47* 11* | 1 5 3 * 3 * 6 * 1.20 * 0 * 4 *
WC 2 16* 7* 4* 11* 0.69* 4* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 12* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Nico Sturm Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/01/2025
07/01/2025 Confirmed Florida Panthers Minnesota Wild
03/06/2025
03/06/2025 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Florida Panthers
07/13/2022
07/13/2022 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche San Jose Sharks
03/15/2022
03/15/2022 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Colorado Avalanche
10/05/2020
10/05/2020 Extension Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
07/16/2019
07/16/2019 Extension Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
04/01/2019
04/01/2019 Confirmed Clarkson Univ. Minnesota Wild
06/30/2015
06/30/2015 Confirmed Austin Bruins Clarkson Univ.
06/30/2015 Confirmed Austin Bruins Tri-City Storm
09/06/2014
09/06/2014 Confirmed Corpus Christi Ice Rays Austin Bruins
01/17/2014
01/17/2014 Confirmed ESV Kaufbeuren U18 Corpus Christi Ice Rays
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 5 #72 overall by Tri-City Storm in the USHL Entry Draft