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Axel Sandin Pellikka is an enticing prospect who projects to bring a lot of assets to the Detroit Red Wings down the line.

Sandin Pellikka, 20, was drafted at No. 17 in the 2023 draft, with a pick the Wings received when they traded Filip Hronek to the Vancouver Canucks at that year's trade deadline. Like Hronek ...

Ask Axel Sandin Pellikka if he expected this, and he’ll chuckle and shake his head. This was an emergence as the consensus No. 2 D prospect in the 2023 NHL Draft .

Sandin Pellikka has developed with Skellefteå AIK since 2019-20, notching 39 points (17-22-39), a plus-18 rating and 70 penalty minutes in 45 games at the under-20 level, ...

Sandin-Pellikka is second defenseman in tournament history to win back-to-back Best Defenseman honors, joining Viacheslav Fetisov (1977, 1978). Fetisov won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships ...

The road for now keeps Sandin Pellikka in Sweden, and that suits the Wings. Seider and 2020 first-round pick Lucas Raymond both developed there, as did 2022 first-round pick Marco Kasper.

Sandin Pellikka (A-) This is a great get for Steve Yzerman this late in the first round. You could argue Sandin Pellikka is the top defenseman in this draft class and there were a lot of mocks ...

Sandin Pellikka is not without risk, of course — no defender his size is — but if he can become a top-four defenseman who takes key power-play minutes, pieces like that are rare and certainly ...