Red Wings 9th overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, Nate Danielson speaks with the media at Bridgestone Arena.
Red Wings Director of Amateur Scouting Kris Draper speaks with the media following the first round of the 2023 NHL Draft where Detroit selected center Nate Danielson and defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka.
Red Wings Executive Vice President & General Manager Steve Yzerman speaks with the media following the first round of the 2023 NHL Draft.
The first-round grades for the Red Wings at the 2023 NHL Draft were almost unanimous. Detroit received higher grades for drafting Swedish defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka with the 17th overall pick than Brandon center Nate Danielson with the ninth overall selection. Here’s a sample of what they were saying about GM Steve Yzerman’s choices on
Detroit – Axel Sandin Pellikka was determined to get to the NHL Entry Draft. How determined? The Wings’ second first-round draft pick Wednesday, the 17th pick overall, drove 15 hours Tuesday from New York to get to Nashville for the draft. Sandin Pellikka and his parents, grandmother, brother, agent and friend and fellow Wings’ prospect
With the 17th pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, the Detroit Red Wings have selected Axel Sandin Pellikka from Skellefteå AIK J20 of the J20 Nationell About Axel Sandin Pellikka One of the best puck-moving defencemen available in this year’s draft, Axel Sandin Pellikka has first-unit power-play quarterback written all over him. He can
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Detroit Red Wings selected center Nate Danielson at No. 9 in Wednesday’s opening round of the 2023 NHL draft. ALSO…: Red Wings select Axel Sandin Pellikka with No. 17 pick in 2023 NHL draft “To hear my name actually called by Steve Yzerman, I didn’t really believe it at first,” Danielson
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Detroit Red Wings used their second first-round pick on a Swedish defenseman. Axel Sandin Pellikka was taken at No. 17 overall on Wednesday, the first night of the NHL draft. “It’s an unbelievable feeling, a sigh of relief,” Sandin Pellikka said. “Just getting up to hug my parents, my siblings, it’s un
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As if being selected by an Original Six franchise with a history rich in Swedish picks, Axel Sandin Pellikka’s final journey to the 2023 NHL draft was one for the memory. The bad air quality that has blanketed so much of the United States in recent days disrupted Sandin Pellikka’s plans to fly
Detroit – The Red Wings snagged two of the players they wanted Wednesday in Nashville. They’re still waiting on other possibilities. The Wings selected center Nate Danielson with the ninth pick overall Wednesday at the NHL Entry Draft at Bridgestone Arena, then came back later and picked defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka with the 17th overall
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) The Detroit Red Wings select Nate Danielson with the No. 9 overall pick by Bob Heyrman Following the pick of Nate Danielson from the WHL with the No. 9 overall pick of the 2023 NHL Entry Level Draft, the Detroit Red Wings selected defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka. The love affair
The Detroit Red Wings select center Nate Danielson with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Level Draft. Leading up to the draft, adding a highly-impactful forward had to be at the top of the grocery list for general manager Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings. Danielson, 18, is a right-handed
NASHVILLE — What I knew about hockey growing up as a Southerner, I mostly learned by playing video games. And one game, in particular. Since the early 1990s, one of the best things this sport has had going is the series of annual NHL games produced by Electronic Arts (or EA Sports). I spent a
The continued poor air quality in Detroit has prompted a change for plans for the Red Wings. The team announced late Wednesday morning it’s 2023 NHL draft watch party planned to be held at Chevrolet Plaza instead will be moved inside Little Caesars Arena. “Doors to the arena will open at 6:00 p.m.,” the team