Prospect Info: 17OA: Axel Sandin Pellikka
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Gniwder
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Just the opposite. Ia m so freaking old here, I forgot. Appreciate the reminder.
I know, just a little friendly ribbing. By now everyone knows that collectively we all have ADHD and can't stay on subject at all..... oh look squirrel.
But than again, when Edvinsson starts playing he will not be a prospect anymore.
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Sorry, not sure if this is the right thread for this...
Skelleftea lost 2-0 today. ASP had 3 shots and was -1
Skelleftea lost 2-0 today. ASP had 3 shots and was -1
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Post season games do not count against the count (example, Ken Dryden) but unless we absolutely have too, I cannot see playing him in the Wings playoff games, but never say never!
Win the Calder Cup, get the call, play in the Stanley Cup Finals. Wonder if that has ever been done before?
#5 – Three AHL Teams Have Won the Calder Cup the Same Year Their NHL Affiliate Won the Stanley Cup
The Calder Cup playoffs aren’t the only thing hockey fans have to look forward to. Many people tune into the Stanley Cup playoffs each year. Playoffs have been especially exciting for some fans for a handful of years. There have been three times in Calder Cup history that the AHL champion won the Calder Cup at the same time their NHL affiliate team won the Stanley Cup. The Nova Scotia Voyageurs won the Calder Cup in 1976 and 1977, coinciding with the Montreal Canadiens winning the Stanley Cup. The Albany River Rats then won the Calder Cup in 1995, while the New Jersey Devils won the Stanley Cup the same year.
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The Calder Cup playoffs aren’t the only thing hockey fans have to look forward to. Many people tune into the Stanley Cup playoffs each year. Playoffs have been especially exciting for some fans for a handful of years. There have been three times in Calder Cup history that the AHL champion won the Calder Cup at the same time their NHL affiliate team won the Stanley Cup. The Nova Scotia Voyageurs won the Calder Cup in 1976 and 1977, coinciding with the Montreal Canadiens winning the Stanley Cup. The Albany River Rats then won the Calder Cup in 1995, while the New Jersey Devils won the Stanley Cup the same year.
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The Calder Cup has had many interesting moments since it was first awarded in 1937. Check out these five fun facts about the Calder Cup!
the wording here is hilarious
Gniwder
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No, squirrels were mentioned in the Danielson thread if you care to check, lol.
Also, I'm pretty sure the Mazur thread is about rats, because every undersized prospect will eventually turn into Rat Face. Apparently the logic is that if a scum like Marchand can become a NHLer, then any undersized prospect can do the same.
Ok...enough
More ASP talk/updates/clips and less of whatever this has been lately..
Thank you
More ASP talk/updates/clips and less of whatever this has been lately..
Thank you
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I'll do my best to drag the discussion back to the topic. I'll fail, but it's this or work.
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Sandin Pellikka is an individually talented, competitive 5-foot-11 defenseman with natural scoring instincts and the tools to execute. He’s got really good edges and mobility and has shown improved speed in straight lines to pull away from chasers (with more room for growth there still). He walks the line to get shots through at a high level, wants the puck in the offensive zone and has the skill and shot to make things happen when teammates find him off the point or as the trailer off the rush (which he often activates into). He keeps his head up in the neutral and defensive zones and is a confident puck carrier on exits and entries. Though he’s not big, he’s athletic and he plays hard and physical and engages in battles in the defensive zone with some sneaky strength. He’s got a good stick. He does a good job maintaining gaps and matching opposing forwards step for step skating backward, and times his close-outs and pinches effectively. He can really shoot it with a pinpoint accurate shot, a wrister that comes off hard — and an eagerness to pucks on net from the point. There are times when he can wait too long to make his decisions and I wouldn’t call him super creative, but he makes good choices more often than he’s careless and he has progressed really rapidly. He’s got a chance to be an impactful, maybe even high-end offensive defenseman and defensively-capable second-pairing one.
When he’s on, he can control the game in all three zones.
2024 NHL prospect pool rankings: No. 2 Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings' pool is the only one in the league with two top-10 goalie prospects.
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2. Axel Sandin Pellikka, RHD, 18 (Skelleftea AIK)
Sandin Pellikka was utterly dominant at the J20 level last season, played big minutes when things mattered most as an underager at the world juniors (including in three overtimes), looked himself in the SHL, and was in the conversation as the best defenseman in the tournament at U18 worlds in Switzerland for my money. This season, he followed that up with a goal-scoring rate into the Christmas in the SHL that was on pace to put together one of the league’s best-ever offensive seasons from an under-19 defenseman. And while he didn’t dominate his second world juniors, he got better as the tournament went on and became a real go-to guy for the silver medal-winning hosts while still being their youngest D for the second year in a row (hard to believe) with another year of tournament eligibility for the 2025 world juniors in Ottawa. He missed four weeks after the world juniors due to injury and his minutes have been more in the 14-17 minute range in the SHL since he returned instead of the 19-21 minutes he was regularly playing prior to getting hurt, but he has been coming and had a three-point night last week.Sandin Pellikka is an individually talented, competitive 5-foot-11 defenseman with natural scoring instincts and the tools to execute. He’s got really good edges and mobility and has shown improved speed in straight lines to pull away from chasers (with more room for growth there still). He walks the line to get shots through at a high level, wants the puck in the offensive zone and has the skill and shot to make things happen when teammates find him off the point or as the trailer off the rush (which he often activates into). He keeps his head up in the neutral and defensive zones and is a confident puck carrier on exits and entries. Though he’s not big, he’s athletic and he plays hard and physical and engages in battles in the defensive zone with some sneaky strength. He’s got a good stick. He does a good job maintaining gaps and matching opposing forwards step for step skating backward, and times his close-outs and pinches effectively. He can really shoot it with a pinpoint accurate shot, a wrister that comes off hard — and an eagerness to pucks on net from the point. There are times when he can wait too long to make his decisions and I wouldn’t call him super creative, but he makes good choices more often than he’s careless and he has progressed really rapidly. He’s got a chance to be an impactful, maybe even high-end offensive defenseman and defensively-capable second-pairing one.
When he’s on, he can control the game in all three zones.
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Axel Sandin Pellikka a ‘big, big talent’ for Skellefteå, Sweden, and soon the Red Wings
Ask Skellefteå general manager Erik Forssell and he’ll go straight to the point, too.
“Axel is very good,” Forssell will say. “His ceiling is really high. His ceiling is basically like he could be one of the best players in the world. There’s a long way to go to become that but he has all of those tools.”
Red Wings prospect Axel Sandin Pellikka is having a 'wow' season
Sandin Pellikka, the Red Wings' No. 17 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, is a returnee at the world juniors at age 18.
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The Daily: Red Wings Have Two on Top Prospect List; Trade Talk
Grand Rapids Griffins defenseman Simon Edvinsson, generally considered Detroit’s top prospect, was ranked 25th. Defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka was listed at No. 8. Sandin Pellerin was drafted with the 17th pick last summer and has played remarkably well.
Skelleftea player Sandin Pellikka received an “A” grade from Button, meaning he projects to be a top pairing defenseman, while Edvinsson has a B grade. His projection would be as a top 4 defenseman. Edvinsson has been as high as No 3 on a previous year’s Button list.
Edvinsson is closer to the NHL than Sandin Pellikka, but Button undoubtedly sees a higher ceiling for Sandin Pellikka.
The Daily: Red Wings Have Two on Top Prospect List; Trade Talk
TSN’s Top 50 NHL-affiliated prospects list, compiled by Craig Button, included two Detroit Red Wings players, although not in the order Detroit fans might have guessed. Grand Rapids Griffins defenseman Simon Edvinsson, generally considered Detroit’s top prospect, was ranked 25th. Defenseman Axel...
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If you guys are just going to talk about ASP here, this thread is going to go off the rails quickly and never recover.
I know it's off topic, but something to watch - since he's came back from injury his ice time is down and it doesn't look like he's getting PP time. Not shockingly, his production has suffered -3 points in 10 games (1 goal).
Not sure if he's still not 100%?
Not sure if he's still not 100%?
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It's crunch time in the SHL and he's 18 years old. The SHL is a hard league to get ice time in if you are under 25, it seems, no matter how skilled you are.
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He lost his PP job while injured and Skellefteå has the best PP in the world so they’ve had no reason to change anything and put ASP back there.
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Can you explain why he has the worst plus/minus with context? Or just looking at stats?
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It varies but I don’t think his ES time is wildly different than it was. It’s just that any games with a lot of special teams he will have a lot less icetime.
Finished the regular season today with an assist. 10 goals, 8 assists in 39 games. .461 PPG.
comparisons to other SHL seasons:
Ed- .421 PPG in his D+1.
Wallinder - .404 in his D+2
Seider- .682 in his D +2
comparisons to other SHL seasons:
Ed- .421 PPG in his D+1.
Wallinder - .404 in his D+2
Seider- .682 in his D +2
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Also 3+2 = 5 points at his 10 Champions Hockey League games. Think you can count those to his pro league total...
49 games, 13 goals, 10 assists = 23 points.
U20 WJC, 7 games 2+4 = 6 points.
U20 other, 15 games, 5+5=10 points
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Triple OT Winner on the PP for ASP!
Skelleftea now up 3-0 in their first series of the SHL playoffs
Skelleftea now up 3-0 in their first series of the SHL playoffs
