Of Red Wings prospect-related note:
In the KHL, Dmitri Buchelnikov finished even with 2 shots in `19:32 played as Vityaz Moscow Region lost 3-2 to CSKA Moscow;
In the Finnish Liiga, Jesse Kiiskinen took 3 shots in only 11:53 played as HPK Hameenlinna lost 4-0 to Ilves Tampere;
In the Swedish Allsvenskan, Liam Dower Nilsson finished at -1 with 3 shots in
IF Bjorkloven’s 5-3 win over Vasteras IK;
Maximilian Kilpinen didn’t play in Osterlunds IK’s 3-1 win over Mora IK;
In the Swedish J20 league, Charlie Forslund didn’t register a point in Mora IK’s 5-2 win over Skelleftea AIK;
In the DEL, Kevin Bicker finished at -1 in 11:53 as the Lowen Frankfurt won 3-2 over the Nurnberg Ice Tigers;
And in the USHL, Rudy Guimond was named the first star of the game by posting a 25-save shutout in the Cedar Rapids Roughriders’ 4-0 win over the Omaha Lancers.
Also: in the OHL, Landon Miller’s Soo Greyhounds lost 9-4 to the Sudbury Wolves;
And in the WHL, Emmitt Finnie’s Kamloops Blazers lost 5-3 to the Portland Winterhawks.
Update: Sportsnet’s Sam Cosentino, Jason Bukala and Emily Sadler named Axel Sandin Pellikka the 20th-best prospect under 23 years of age:
#20. Axel Sandin-Pellika
19 | 5-foot-11, 185 pounds | Drafted 17th overall in 2023
Death, taxes, and teams coveting right-shot defencemen. Life has its inevitabilities. Lucky for the Red Wings, they’ve got themselves a future keeper in Sandin-Pellikka, whose elite skating makes him just as reliable under pressure as he is dangerous in transition. While his mobility is his biggest strength, speed and skill factoring in as key elements of his game — think puck-moving, power-play quarterback — he could stand to put on more muscle to withstand the heavy demands in the trenches.
