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Nico Sturm

#78

age30

posC,LW

shotl

h6'3"

w209lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$2,000,000$2.00M

Year 1 of 2

25/26

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 32

Profile

Undrafted

Agent Matt Keator

Birthdate May 3, 1995

Birthplace Augsburg

Nationality Germany

Stick Bauer Proto R

UFA Year 2022

ELC Year 24

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $7.69M

- No current season statistics -

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP331

G46

A46

P92

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.28

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.14

Career Statline Details

2025-2027 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$4,000,000$4.00M

cap hit$2,000,000$2.00M

Nico Sturm is signed to a 2 year, $4,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $2,000,000 per season, playing for the Minnesota Wild. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, making Sturm an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 1 2025

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

Signing GM Bill Guerin

% Cap Contract Start 2.09%

Signing Status UFAage 30

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	UFAage 32
AAV	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Base	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Minors Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	29	$2,000,000 $2.00M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	47	7	6	13	13
2024-25	29	$2,000,000 $2.00M	NHL	Florida Panthers	15	0	1	1	7	43.6	47.0	2.8	48.0	0.5	0.64	1.38	-1	9:05	0:03	1:12	Playoffs	8	0	0	0	0
2023-24	28	$2,000,000 $2.00M	WC	Germany	6	1	2	3	2
2023-24	28	$2,000,000 $2.00M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	63	5	8	13	12	34.4	40.0	-0.3	44.0	0.4	0.32	0.80	-5	11:55	0:11	1:58
2023-24	28	$2,000,000 $2.00M	International	Germany (all)	8	1	2	3	4
2022-23	27	$2,000,000 $2.00M	WC	Germany	10	6	2	8	2
2022-23	27	$2,000,000 $2.00M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	74	14	12	26	23	45.1	47.0	-3.9	46.0	-4.2	0.83	1.66	0	11:43	0:42	1:53
2022-23	27	$2,000,000 $2.00M	International	Germany (all)	14	7	4	11	27
2021-22	26	$725,000 $725K	NHL	Minnesota Wild	53	9	8	17	8
2021-22	26	$725,000 $725K	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	21	0	3	3	6	42.6	51.0	-1.1	49.0	-2.3	0.40	1.13	-3	10:04	0:03	1:30	Playoffs	13	0	2	2	0
2020-21	25	$725,000 $725K	NHL	Minnesota Wild	50	11	6	17	17	58.1	56.0	4.5	45.0	-2.0	1.15	1.92	-5	9:22	0:03	1:13	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
2019-20	24	$874,125 $874K	NHL	Minnesota Wild	6	0	2	2	0	66.7	57.0	8.7	50.0	1.9	0.00	1.78	-1	11:13	0:00	0:30	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0
2019-20	24	$874,125 $874K	AHL	Iowa Wild	55	12	20	32	18
2018-19	23	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Minnesota Wild	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	50.0	20.1	54.0	15.8	0.00	0.00	0	12:04	0:07	0:19
2018-19	23	$925,000 $925K	NCAA	Clarkson Univ.	39	14	31	45	29
2017-18	22		NCAA	Clarkson Univ.	40	14	23	37	14
2016-17	21		NCAA	Clarkson Univ.	39	8	13	21	37
2015-16	20		USHL	Tri-City Storm	57	14	25	39	47												Playoffs	5	3	3	6	0
2014-15	19		WJC-20	Germany U20	6	0	0	0	12
2014-15	19		NAHL	Austin Bruins	53	11	30	41	28												Playoffs	13	7	6	13	0
2014-15	19		International-Jr	Germany U20 (all)	7	0	0	0	12
2013-14	18		NAHL	Corpus Christi IceRays	21	1	2	3	2
2013-14	18		International-Jr	Germany U20 (all)	3	0	0	0	0
2013-14	18		DNL	ESV Kaufbeuren U18	24	13	21	34	20
2012-13	17		International-Jr	Germany U18 (all)	10	3	3	6	2
2012-13	17		DNL	ESV Kaufbeuren U18	33	11	22	33	22
2011-12	16		Jugend-BL	HC Landsberg U18	4	8	3	11	6
2011-12	16		DNL	ESV Kaufbeuren U18	31	3	4	7	33												Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2010-11	15		Schüler-BL	ESV Kaufbeuren U16	28	24	39	63	26
2010-11	15		Jugend-BL	ESV Kaufbeuren U18	14	0	7	7	4												Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0
2009-10	14		Schüler-BL	ESV Kaufbeuren U16	30	26	28	54	40
2008-09	13		Schüler-BL	Augsburger EV U16	26	12	23	35	10
2007-08	12		Schüler-BL	Augsburger EV U16	28	8	14	22	16
NHL Totals					331	46	46	92
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Jul

Sturm, Nico

2yrs

$2,000,000

Cap Hit

Mar

2026 Round 4

Sturm, Nico 2027 Round 7

07/13

2022

Sturm, Nico

3yrs

$2,000,000

Cap Hit

03/15

2022

Jost, Tyson

Sturm, Nico

10/5

2020

Sturm, Nico

2yrs

$725,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Sturm, Nico

Head coach John Hynes said Thursday that Sturm (back) is expected to miss 6-8 weeks, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

Oct

Sturm, Nico

Head coach John Hynes said Wednesday that he expects Sturm (back) to miss significant time, Sarah McLellan of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

Oct

Sturm, Nico

Sturm (back) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.

Oct

Sturm, Nico

Sturm (back) will participate in Friday's preseason game against the Chicago Blackhawks, per the NHL media site.

Sep

Sturm, Nico

Sturm (back) participated in Tuesday's practice, but he will be kept off the ice for a few days to rest, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports

All Transactions

Contract History

2022-2025 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$6,000,000$6.00M

cap hit$2,000,000$2.00M

expiry 2025 UFA age 30

Signed On Jul 13 2022

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

Signing GM Mike Grier

% Cap Contract Start 2.42%

Signing Status UFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	UFAage 30
AAV	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Base	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Minors Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2020-2022 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,450,000$1.45M

cap hit$725,000$725K

expiry 2022 UFA age 27

Signed On Oct 5 2020

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

Signing GM Bill Guerin

% Cap Contract Start 0.89%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$725,000$725K	$725,000$725K	UFAage 27
AAV	$725,000$725K	$725,000$725K
Base	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2019-2020 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$874,125$874K

cap hit$874,125$874K

expiry 2020 RFA age 25

Signed On Jul 16 2019

Signing Agent Matt Keator

Signed By

Signing GM Paul Fenton

% Cap Contract Start 1.07%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020
Cap Hit	$874,125$874K	RFAage 25
AAV	$874,125$874K
Base	$874,125$874K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$874,125$874K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

Notes

Minors salary unconfirmed

2018-2019 Entry Level Contract

term1yr

value$925,000$925K

cap hit$925,000$925K

expiry 2019 RFA age 24

Signed On Apr 1 2019

Signed By

Signing GM Paul Fenton

% Cap Contract Start 1.16%

Signing Status age 24

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	RFAage 24
AAV	$925,000$925K
Base	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year