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Who is Marco Sturm?

Along with the decision to relieve John Stevens of his coaching duties, Rob Blake, GM of the Los Angeles Kings, also elected to dismiss assistant coach Don Nachbaur. To replace him: Marco Sturm, a former NHL player and German national whose only coaching experience to date has been with the German men’s national team. So who is Marco Sturm, and why select him to be an assistant coach?

NHL Career

Born in Dingolfing, West Germany, Marco Sturm got his start in professional hockey with EV Landshut in the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in 1995.