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Nico Sturm contract
#78CenterAge 31Minnesota Wild
Minnesota WildCap hit 2026-27
$2.00M$2,000,000Minnesota Wild · Jul 2025 – present2 years · $4.0M total
Year 2 of 2 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 32
Contract timeline
UFA 2027 · age 32
2026-27 · MIN · Cap hit $2.00M · Salary $2.00M
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.
Year by year
| Season | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | MIN | MIN |
| Cap hit | $2.00M | $2.00M |
| % of cap | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| Total salary | $2.00M | $2.00M |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jul 1, 2025 with MIN. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2022-23 to 2024-253 years · $2.00M AAV · signed Jul 13, 2022
| Season | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | SJS | SJS |  FLA |
| Cap hit | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M |
| % of cap | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| Total salary | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M |
| Base salary | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $2.00M | $2.00M | $2.00M |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Jul 13, 2022 with SJS. Source announcement
Standard · 2020-21 to 2021-222 years · $725K AAV · signed Oct 5, 2020
| Season | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | MIN |  COL |
| Cap hit | $725K | $725K |
| % of cap | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $700K | $750K |
| Base salary | $700K | $750K |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $700K | $750K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Oct 5, 2020 with MIN. Source announcement
Standard · 2019-201 year · $874K AAV · signed Jul 16, 2019
| Season | 2019-20 |
|---|---|
| Team | MIN |
| Cap hit | $874K |
| % of cap | 1.1% |
| Total salary | $874K |
| Base salary | $874K |
| Signing bonus | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K |
| Minors salary | $70K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 16, 2019 with MIN. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2018-191 year · $4.27M AAV · signed Apr 1, 2019
| Season | 2018-19 |
|---|---|
| Team | MIN |
| Cap hit | $4.27M |
| % of cap | 5.4% |
| Total salary | $925K |
| Base salary | $833K |
| Signing bonus | $93K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K |
| Minors salary | $70K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Apr 1, 2019 with MIN. Source announcement