Sturm

Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks President & General Manager Mike Gillis announced today that the Canucks have signed left wing Marco Sturm.

Sturm, 32, split the 2010.11 season between the Los Angeles Kings, recording nine points (4-5-9) in 17 games, and the Washington Capitals, collecting seven points (1-6-7) in 18 games. Sturm also registered three points (1-2-3) and four penalty minutes, playing in all nine of Washington’s playoff games in 2011.

The Dingolfing, Germany native has appeared in 890 career NHL games, recording 482 points (239-243-482) and 421 penalty minutes over the span of 13 seasons with the San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, Kings and Capitals. In 61 career playoff games, the 6’0”, 194 pound forward has collected 22 points (9-13-22).

On the international stage, Sturm has represented Germany at the World Junior Championships (1995 and 1996), World Championships (1997, 2001 and 2008) and Olympics (1998). Sturm was named as captain of Team Germany for the 2006 Olympics but was unable to play due to injury.

Sturm was originally selected 21st overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks.

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	SH	GW	S	S%
1993-1994	EV Landshut Jr.-Ger-Jr.
1993-1994	Germany-EJC-A	5	0	1	1		4
1994-1995	EV Landshut Jr.-Ger-Jr.
1994-1995	Germany-WJC-A	7	0	0	0		6
1994-1995	Germany-EJC-A	5	2	3	5		2
1995-1996	EV Landshut-Germany	47	12	20	32		50
1995-1996	Germany-WJC-A	6	4	6	10		51
1995-1996	Germany-EJC-A	5	5	6	11		8
1996-1997	EV Landshut-Germany	46	16	27	43		40
1996-1997	Germany-WC-A	8	1	1	2		4
1997-1998	Sharks	74	10	20	30	-2	40	2	0	3	118	8.5
1997-1998	Germany-Olympics	2	0	0	0		0
1998-1999	Sharks	78	16	22	38	7	52	3	2	3	140	11.4
1999-2000	Sharks	74	12	15	27	4	22	2	4	3	120	10.0
2000-2001	Sharks	81	14	18	32	9	28	2	3	5	153	9.2
2000-2001	Germany-WC-A	7	4	1	5		26
2001-2002	Sharks	77	21	20	41	23	32	4	3	5	174	12.1
2001-2002	Germany-Olympics	5	0	1	1		0
2002-2003	Sharks	82	28	20	48	9	16	6	0	2	208	13.5
2003-2004	Sharks	64	21	20	41	0	36	10	2	6	158	13.3
2004-2005	Germany-W-Cup	4	2	0	2	-2	0
2004-2005	ERC Ingolstadt-Germany	45	22	16	38		56
2005-2006	Sharks	23	6	10	16	-8	16	3	0	0	48	12.5
2005-2006	Bruins	51	23	20	43	14	32	5	0	6	132	17.4
2005-2006	Germany-Olympics
2005-2006	Germany-WC-B	5	4	3	7		4
2006-2007	Bruins	76	27	17	44	-24	46	10	2	1	224	12.1
2007-2008	Bruins	80	27	29	56	11	40	10	1	5	229	11.8
2007-2008	Germany-WC-A	6	2	1	3		6
2008-2009	Bruins	19	7	6	13	9	8	4	0	0	45	15.6
2009-2010	Bruins	76	22	15	37	14	30	4	1	2	203	10.8
2009-2010	Germany-Olympics	4	0	1	1		0
2010-2011	Kings	17	4	5	9	6	17	1	0	0	27	14.8
2010-2011	Capitals	18	1	6	7	0	6	0	0	1	30	3.3
	NHL Totals	890	239	243	482	72	421	66	18	42	2,009	11.9

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	SH	GW	S	S%
1995-1996	EV Landshut-Germany	11	1	3	4		18
1996-1997	EV Landshut-Germany	7	1	4	5		6
1997-1998	Sharks	2	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
1998-1999	Sharks	6	2	2	4	1	4	0	0	1	15	13.3
1999-2000	Sharks	12	1	3	4	0	6	0	0	0	16	6.3
2000-2001	Sharks	6	0	2	2	-2	0	0	0	0	7	0.0
2001-2002	Sharks	12	3	2	5	-1	2	0	0	0	31	9.7
2004-2005	ERC Ingolstadt-Germany	11	3	4	7		12
2005-2006	Germany-WC-B					0					0	0.0
2007-2008	Bruins	7	2	2	4	-1	6	0	1	1	23	8.7
2007-2008	Germany-WC-A					0					0	0.0
2009-2010	Bruins	7	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	11	0.0
2010-2011	Capitals	9	1	2	3	1	4	1	0	0	18	5.6
	NHL Totals	61	9	13	22	-4	26	1	1	2	124	7.3