For Immediate Release Contacts: Aaron Sickman (651) 602-6009 Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 Megan Kogut (651) 312-3439 Emily Yang (651) 602-6034 MINNESOTA WILD REASSIGNS FORWARD NICO STURM TO IOWA SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has reassigned forward Nico Sturm to the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL). Sturm, 24 (5/3/95), was recalled on Dec. 6 and did not appear in a game with Minnesota. He has recorded 11 points (6-5=11) including two power-play goals and two game-winning goals in 23 games with Iowa this season. Sturm leads Iowa rookies in scoring and ranks T-1st amongst AHL rookies in game-winning goals, T-9th in shots on goal (50) and T-13th in goals. The 6-foot-3, 206-pound native of Augsburg, Germany, was signed as a free agent by Minnesota on April 1, 2019 and made his NHL debut on April 4 vs. Boston. He registered seven shots on goal in two games with the Wild last season. Minnesota hosts the Anaheim Ducks Tuesday at 7 p.m. on FOX Sports North and KFAN 100.3 FM. The team will honor captain Mikko Koivu for reaching the 1,000-game milestone in a special pregame ceremony. Minnesota Wild single-game tickets for the 2019-20 season are on sale now at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office, wild.com/tix and Ticketmaster.com. For information about Season Tickets, including 11-game, half season and full season plans, please visit tickets.wild.com or contact a Wild Ticket Sales Representative by calling or texting 651-222-WILD for more information. Visit www.wild.com/pressbox for the latest news and information from the team including press releases, game notes, postgame notes, multimedia content and daily statistics. -- WILD -- For more, visit wild.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. .