(CBS DETROIT) – The Detroit Red Wings selected Norweigan forward Michael Brandsegg-Nygard 15th overall in the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft.
Brandsegg-Nygard is the first Norwegian player to be selected in the first round of the NHL Draft.
In the 2023-2024 season he played for Mora IK in Sweden’s second highest professional league. In 41 games in the regular season, he scored 18 points and received 19 penalty minutes.
The 18-year-old, who stands 1.85 metres tall, also played for Norway at the 2024 IIHF World Championship, where he collected five points in seven games. He also represented the country at the World Junior Championship, where he won a silver medal in 2022 and a gold medal in 2023.
“I’m so excited to be a Red Wing, and it’s been a dream come true,” Brandsegg-Nygard said in a video on the Red Wings’ X page (formerly Twitter).
The Red Wings have seven second-round picks on Saturday.
