Mar 12, 2021; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Wild center Nico Sturm (7) skates with the puck against the Arizona Coyotes in the second period at Xcel Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: David Berding-USA TODAY Sports
Nico Sturm could be said to be somewhat of a diamond in the rough, well that’s at least what the Minnesota Wild and Paul Fenton felt when they signed the college free agent to a one-year ELC.
Nico Sturm made his NHL debut wit the Wild during their final two games of the 2018-2019 season just for good measure. Without much of an impact after two games, Sturm was assigned to the Iowa Wild for the 2019-2020 season where things started to take off and his development sky rocketed.