Sandin-Pellikka is second defenseman in tournament history to win back-to-back Best Defenseman honors, joining Viacheslav ...

Sandin Pellikka recorded four goals, six assists and a plus-8 rating over seven appearances at the 2025 World Junior Championship between late December and early January, Jonathan Mills of the Red ...

OTTAWA — When Axel Sandin Pellikka struggled to score in his first year with Skelleftea AIK’s U18 group, or when he was disappointed in himself after a game, his father, Janne, put together a ...

Canada forward Bradly Nadeau and Sweden defenceman Axel Sandin-Pellikka vie for position in front of goaltender Melker Thelin during IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship pre-tournament action, ...

Sandin-Pellikka was mesmerized by the star forward's quick hands and deft touch. He's now got plenty of that in his own tool belt. The 19-year-old has also come to realize sometimes less is more.

It’s safe to say the Detroit Red Wings’ season is falling off the rails. Between their 13-17-4 record and the firing of coach Derek Lalonde, this is not where the “Yzerplan” was supposed ...

Axel Sandin-Pellikka loves a good dangle. The defenceman idolized Patrick Kane as a kid after his dad brought a Chicago Blackhawks jersey home to Sweden with the stickhandling wizard’s No. 88 ...

The first day of competition didn’t produce too many surprises. Axel Sandin-Pellikka powered the Swedes to an opening-day win over Slovakia with a hat trick, the Americans put a 10-spot up on ...

There will always be a link between Tom Willander and Axel Sandin-Pellikka. The two Swedish defencemen were both drafted in 2023 just six picks apart, one by the Vancouver Canucks and the other by ...

Canada forward Bradly Nadeau and Sweden defenceman Axel Sandin-Pellikka vie for position in front of goaltender Melker Thelin during IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship pre-tournament action ...