Marco Johann Sturm (born September 8, 1978) is a German professional ice hockey winger with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Sturm began his career with EV Landshut of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, playing with the team from 1995 to 1997. Selected 21st overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks, he played his rookie season with the team in 1997–98. After eight-and-a-half seasons with the Sharks, he was traded to the Boston Bruins as part of a package deal for Joe Thornton in November 2005. Sturm remained with Boston until 2010–11, when he split the campaign with the Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals. He signed with the Canucks as an unrestricted free agent in July 2011, but was quickly traded to the Panthers less than a month into the subsequ