Nico Sturm

7 Nico Sturm Nico Sturm (Number 7) is a center forward player for the Minnesota Wild. He was born on May 3, 1995 in Augsburg, Germany. He played youth hockey for the ESV Kaufbeuren in the German Development League from 2011-2014. Sturm then moved to North America in order to continue his development. He played in the NAHL for the Corpus Christi IceRays and the Austin Bruins. Then Sturm was selected for the Tri-City Storm in the USHL in 2015, he did sign to play for them but also played at Clarkson University in the ECAC. Sturm helped the Storm win a Clark Cup in the 2015-16 season. In the 2016-17 season, he played for the Clarkson University Golden Knights, he was named the ECAC Best Defensive Forward in the 2017-18 season. In the 2018-19 season, Sturm became a free agent for the Minnesota Wild. He only played a few games for the Wild throughout his time being a free agent for them. In the 2019-20 season, he primarily played for the Minnesota Wild's affiliate AHL team, the Iowa Wild. In the 2020-21 season, Sturm officially joined the Minnesota Wild.