Marco Sturm, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Marco Sturm

German ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1978

Place of Birth: Dingolfing, Bavaria, Germany

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Marco Sturm

  • Marco Johann Sturm (born September 8, 1978) is a German professional ice hockey coach and former winger who played in the National Hockey League and Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
  • He is currently the assistant coach of the Los Angeles Kings. Sturm began his career with the German club EV Landshut, playing with the team from 1995 to 1997.
  • Selected 21st overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks, he played his rookie season with the team in 1997–98.
  • After eight-and-a-half seasons with the Sharks, he was traded to the Boston Bruins as part of a package deal for Joe Thornton in November 2005.
  • Sturm remained with Boston until 2010–11, when he split the campaign with the Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals.
  • He signed with the Vancouver Canucks as an unrestricted free agent in July 2011, but was quickly traded to the Florida Panthers less than a month into the subsequent season. A one-time NHL All-Star (1999), Sturm established himself as a consistent 20-goal scorer in the league, achieving the mark seven of eight times between 2001–02 and 2009–10.
  • Internationally, Sturm competed for Germany in four IIHF World Championships, two Winter Olympics and one World Cup.

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