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.
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.
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.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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 prospect Axel Sandin Pellikka is off to another hot start in the Swedish Hockey League season. Playing for defending league champions Skelleftea AIK, the defenseman chosen 17th overall by Detroit in the 2023 NHL entry draft is already showing three goals and four assists through eight games of the season.
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.
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.
The Detroit Red Wings must submit their final roster by 5 p.m. Monday and there are some decisions that need to made. The Red Wings have to decide for sure whether they will keep three goalies.
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.
Norwegian Michael Brandsegg-Nygard’s mastery over English idioms may be more challenging than learning what Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde wants out of him defensively.
TRAVERSE CITY– Detroit Red Wings 2024 first-round pick Michael Brandsegg-Nygard isn’t playing today against the Dallas Stars because of a “slight tweek” of his groin.
The Detroit Red Wings sign first round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft Micheal Brandsegg-Nygard to an entry level contract. The signing of Brandsegg-Nygard highlights General Manager Steve Yzerman’s ongoing commitment to nurturing young talent and strengthening the roster for years to come.