“He plays a pretty responsible game for a young guy,” said Detroit GM Steve Yzerman. “When we played junior, we focused on scoring and didn’t check. He has a really well-rounded game.”

“He’s got

Dan Cleary, the Red Wings’ director of player development, appreciates the maturity Brandsegg-Nygard displays when he has the puck.a B game I guess you could say ,when he’s not scoring. I just think he’s a guy who could play in all situations. He can play either wing, a lot of different spots on the power play.”

“Like every young kid, we look at their testing, they’ve got to get stronger, which they will as they get older and more mature. His skating, he knows he’s got to work on it.

“He’s driven to work on it. Those are the ones that will get better.

The Detroit Red Wings are decisive when it comes to making first-round draft picks and they are equally determined to get them all into the fold as quickly as possible.

On Thursday, the club was agreeing to terms with 2024 top draftee Michael Brandsegg-Nygard on a three-year entry-level contract. The Norwegian forward was signing on the dotted line exactly 13 days after hearing his name called 15th overall by Detroit.

The Wings like what they’ve seen from Brandsegg-Nygard.

“I think he plays a pretty responsible game for a young guy,” Detroit GM Steve Yzerman said. “When we all played junior, we worried about scoring. We didn’t check. He’s just got a really well-rounded game to him.

“He’s got a B game I guess you could say ,when he’s not scoring. I just think he’s a guy who could play in all situations. He can play either wing, a lot of different spots on the power play.”

Red Wings director of player development Dan Cleary appreciates the maturity that Brandsegg-Nygard shows when in possession of the puck.

“I like his game,” Cleary said. “Watching him play, you can see he’s strong, protecting the puck, he can shoot it very well.

“Like every young kid, we look at their testing, they’ve got to get stronger, which they will as they get older and more mature. His skating, he knows he’s got to work on it.

“He’s driven to work on it. Those are the ones that will get better.”

Red Wings Have All First-Round Picks Under Contract

Since Yzerman became GM in 2019, Detroit has made eight first-round selections, all of whom are under contract and remain with the Red Wings organization.

Defensemen Moritz Seider (2019) and Simon Edvinsson (2021), along with winger Lucas Raymond (2020), will all be playing in Detroit next season. Centers Nate Danielson (2023) and Marco Kasper (2022), as well as goalie Sebastian Cossa (2021), are expected to be playing for the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins.

Brandsegg-Nygard (2024) and defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka (2023) will also be teammates during the 2024-25 season. Both will be playing in Sweden for Skelleftea, the reigning SHL champions.