Minnesota Wild Signs Forward Nico Sturm to a Two-year Contract
- Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold predicted free agency in 2025 would be like Christmas in July due to newfound cap space.
- Nico Sturm signed a two-year, $4 million contract to return to the Wild, known for one of the best faceoff percentages in the league.
- Brock Boeser signed a seven-year deal with the Canucks, receiving upwards of $7 million a season, which surprised many.
- Wild General Manager Bill Guerin expressed confidence that the additions of Sturm and Vladimir Tarasenko improved the team.
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Wild signing Center Sturm to multi-year deal
(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Wild are bringing back on of their former players. The team signed center Nico Sturm to a two-year contract worth $4 dollars. Sturm spent the first 3 1/2 seasons of his career with the Wild before winning the Stanley Cup with Colorado in 2022 and with Florida this past season. The 30-year-old had seven goals and seven assists in 62 games last year. He has played in 331 games over seven seasons with 92 points on 46 …


Minnesota Wild Signs Forward Nico Sturm to a Two-year Contract
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Wild PR/KVRR) – Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed forward Nico Sturm to a two-year, $4,000,000 contract ($2 million average annual value) that goes through the 2026-27 season. Sturm, 30 (5/3/95), tallied 14 points (7-7=14), 20 penalty minutes (PIM) and 59 shots in 62 games with San Jose and Florida last season. …

Wild bring back Nico Sturm in quiet free agency opener
Last fall, Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold predicted that the start of free agency in 2025, with the team finally out from under eight figures of dead salary cap money, would be like Christmas in July. Wild fans might feel like this was a Christmas when you got dress socks instead of a sweet new bike. Generally speaking, it was a day of what can be termed “strategic patience” for general manager Bill Guerin and the Wild hockey operations staf…
Can Nico Sturm Build A Playoff-Caliber Penalty Kill In Minnesota?
Nico Sturm is back in St. Paul, and the 6-foot-3 center has gained some considerable bulk since he left in 2022. He's two Stanley Cup rings heavier this time around. After hopping aboard the Colorado Avalanche during their Cup run, Sturm had a stop in San Jose before catching on with the Florida Pan...
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