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NHL News / Daily Faceoff / May 25
2026 IIHF World Championship: Leonard, Brandsegg-Nygard highlight top standouts from Day 11
The penultimate day of round-robin play at the 2026 IIHF Men’s World Championship saw heartbreak, excitement and a bit of everything in between. Norway started the day with a big 4-1 victory over Czechia, moving them into second in Group B.
Detroit Red Wings News / Pro Hockey Rumors / May 22
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard To Join Norway At Worlds
Midway through the World Championship, Norway will get a significant boost to its roster. NHL.com’s Patrick Williams reports (Twitter link) that winger Michael Brandsegg-Nygard will fly to Switzerland to join the team for the rest of the tournament.
Detroit Red Wings News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 12
Red Wings Recall Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
The Detroit Red Wings announced that they have recalled forward Michael Brandsegg-Nygard from their AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins. The recall was made under emergency conditions.
The 'Most goals in NHL history' quiz
How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?
Detroit Red Wings News / Pro Hockey Rumors / March 24
Red Wings Reassign Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, Dylan Larkin To Return
The Red Wings announced that they’ve reassigned rookie winger Michael Brandsegg-Nygard to AHL Grand Rapids. That means his emergency conditions have been removed, meaning that captain Dylan Larkin should be expected to return to the lineup tonight against the Senators.
The biggest draft bust for every NHL team
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
Detroit Red Wings News / Daily Faceoff / March 14
Red Wings provide injury updates on Rasmussen, Brandsegg-Nygard
The injury bug continues to pester the Detroit Red Wings. On Saturday, head coach Todd McLellan announced that forward Michael Rasmussen is expected to be out a week and forward Michael Brandsegg-Nygard is out day-to-day with respective undisclosed injuries.
Detroit Red Wings News / Pro Hockey Rumors / March 7
Red Wings Recall Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
The Red Wings announced today that they’ve recalled right winger Michael Brandsegg-Nygard from AHL Grand Rapids under emergency conditions. With no more roster limit in effect, no corresponding move is required, nor does he count toward one of Detroit’s five allotted post-deadline standard recalls.
Detroit Red Wings News / Inside The Rink / December 2
Why the Red Wings Need Brandsegg-Nygard Back Now
Oh boy, has this losing streak made a lot of things clear. Put blame where you want to, but Detroit has looked noticeably worse over the much easier month of November; incidentally, that’s about the time Brandsegg-Nygard went down.
Detroit Red Wings News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 27
Red Wings assign top prospect Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
The Detroit Red Wings have reassigned top prospect Michael Brandsegg-Nygard to the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins. Brandsegg-Nygard played through the first nine games of his NHL career to start Detroit’s season.
NHL News / Yardbarker / October 20
Knee-jerk reactions to first two weeks of NHL season
Let's take a look at some knee-jerk reactions to the beginning of the season.
Detroit Red Wings News / Inside The Rink / October 6, 2025
Where Might Brandsegg-Nygard, Finnie, and Sandin-Pellikka Play?
With the emergence of Brandsegg-Nygard, Sandin-Pellikka, and Finnie, McClellan and the Red Wings coaching staff are going to have to make roster choices.
The defining figure for every NHL franchise
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
Detroit Red Wings News / Pro Hockey Rumors / April 15, 2025
Red Wings assign two former first-round picks to AHL
As expected, the Red Wings announced the two former first-round picks will finish the season with AHL Grand Rapids.
NHL News / Detroit Hockey Now / December 31, 2024
Red Wings Sign 2024 Draft Pick to Entry Level Deal
The Detroit Red Wings have made third round draft pick Ondrej Becher the second player signed from their list of 2024 draft picks. The other player from that draft class already signed is first-round pick Michael Brandsegg-Nygard (15th).
NHL News / Detroit Hockey Now / November 27, 2024
Red Wings Prospects Notebook: Buchelnikov Named to Russian National Team
There’s not many places for the Russian national team to play hockey, but the next time they do, there’s a very good chance that Detroit Red Wings prospect Dmitri Buchelnikov will be part of it.
NHL News / Detroit Hockey Now / November 21, 2024
Another Red Wings Connection Arriving in Skelleftea
There’s a huge part of the future of the Detroit Red Wings currently operating in the lineup for Skelleftea of Sweden’s SHL. Both defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka (17th overall in 2023) and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard (15th overall, 2024) are first-round picks from the NHL entry draft.
NHL News / Detroit Hockey Now / October 26, 2024
Red Wings Prospect Wins Game With Spectacular Tally
Detroit Red Wings prospect Axel Sandin Pellikka did it again. The sensational defenseman was netting a highlight-reel goal to snap a 4-4 tie, scoring the winner in what would be a 6-4 Skelleftea AIK SHL victory over Farjestad.
Detroit Red Wings News / Detroit Hockey Now / October 20, 2024
Nature Calls, Red Wings Prospect Misses Bus
Some players drive the bus, others get thrown under the bus, but in the case of Detroit Red Wings prospect Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, he simply missed the bus.
Detroit Red Wings News / Detroit Hockey Now / October 9, 2024
Brandsegg-Nygard to Start in SHL on Saturday
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard is jetting back to Sweden. However, he’s not in any rush to get back into the lineup of SHL champions Skelleftea The Detroit Red Wings first pick of the 2024 NHL entry draft, Brandsegg-Nygard was given reassignment to Skelleftea after playing the entire NHL preseason with the Red Wings.
Detroit Red Wings News / Detroit Hockey Now / October 8, 2024
Red Wings Notebook: Brandsegg-Nygard Preferred SHL Over AHL
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard confirmed to a Swedish podcast that he and the Detroit Red Wings had a disagreement about where he should play this season. The Norwegian forward wanted to play in Swedish Hockey League and the Red Wings wanted him playing in North America.
Detroit Red Wings News / Detroit Hockey Now / September 25, 2024
Brandsegg-Nygard Plays First Red Wings Preseason Tilt Tonight
The Detroit Red Wings believed they had landed the catch of the day when they reeled in Norwegian forward Michael Brandsegg-Nygard with the 15th pick in the 2024 NHL draft.
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