Nico Sturm is one of five German ice hockey players who have won the Stanley Cup so far. Now the 29-year-old has changed the team in the NHL.
As became known on Thursday, the Florida Panthers secured Nico Sturm’s services. The center sees the center with immediate effect from the San Jose Sharks to Miami, where it is planned as a reinforcement for the playoffs.
As part of the trades, the panthers give a four-round pick in the 2026 draft. In addition to storm, you get a sieve round pick for the 2027 draft.
The Panthers are the reigning title holder in the NHL. The team from the Sunshine State leads the Eastern Conference again in the current season. Meanwhile, San Jose has no chance in the fight for the playoffs.
Something similar to the Stanley Cup victory
Sturm is currently located in the last year of his three -year contract, and its current cap hit is around two million dollars. On July 1, the offensive player will become an unestestial free agent. According to media reports, other teams in San Jose had also knocked on the Panthers.
The Panthers become the fourth team for which storms on the ice in the North American professional league. The Minnesota Wild had signed him as Free Agent in 2019 after not selected in the draft before.
In 2022 he moved to the Colorado Avalanche in the middle of the season and immediately won the Stanley Cup. Even then, he only hired in Denver shortly before the playoffs. After winning the title, Colorado let him move to San Jose.
In the current season, Sturm has booked seven goals and six assists in 47 games, he is primarily a specialist in the defensive and bullys. During this season, Sturm wins 62.7 percent of his Faceoffs. No player with more than 250 attempts has a better quota. Overall, the Augsburg -born has so far made it to 316 missions in the NHL.