1996 NHL Draft
Marco Sturm in the 1996 NHL Draft
San Jose Sharks selected Marco Sturm 21st overall in the 1996 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 4 Germans selected that year. It was the second of the 8 picks San Jose Sharks made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 938 games put him 12th in the class, but only 6 have scored more points than his 487.
- Overall pick
- 21
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 21
- Drafting team
- SJSSan Jose Sharks
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 18–24 in the 1996 draft
- 18Matt HigginsC57 GP · 3 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 19Matthieu DescôteauxD5 GP · 2 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 20Marcus NilsonL521 GP · 168 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 21Marco SturmL938 GP · 487 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 22Jeff BrownDNYRNew York Rangers
- 23Craig HillierGNo NHL gamesPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 24Daniel BrièreC973 GP · 696 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
1st
of 4 Germans selected
12th
of 138 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Germans selected
- 21Marco SturmL938 GP · 487 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 137Michel LarocqueG3 GP · 0 WSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 160Kai FischerGCOLColorado Avalanche
- 212Erich GoldmannD1 GP · 0 POTTOttawa Senators
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Marco Sturm made his NHL debut on October 4, 1997, 1 year and 104 days after the draft.
938
Games
242
Goals
245
Assists
487
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
San Jose Sharks picks in the 1996 draft
- 2Andrei ZyuzinD496 GP · 120 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 21Marco SturmL938 GP · 487 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 55Terry FriesenGSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 102Matt BradleyR675 GP · 149 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 137Michel LarocqueG3 GP · 0 WSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 164Jake DeadmarshDSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 191Cory CyrenneCSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 217David ThibeaultLSJSSan Jose Sharks