Detroit Red Wings finalize 23-man roster with 3 rookies

(WXYZ) — The Detroit Red Wings have finalized their 23-man roster ahead of the 2025-26 season, which begins Thursday.

Detroit will carry 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders to start the season. The roster will include three rookies – Axel Sandin Pellikka, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard and Emmitt Finnie.

Sandin-Pellikka, from Sweden, was the first-round pick in 2023; Brandsegg-Nygard was the first-round pick in 2024 and Finnie was a seventh-round pick in 2023.

Here’s the full roster

Forwards

Andrew CoppMason AppletonLucas RaymondMichael RasmussenMichael Brandsegg-NygardJ.T. CompherJonatan BerggrenEmmitt FinnieDylan LarkinElmer SöderblomPatrick KaneMarco KasperAlex DeBrincat

Defensemen

Ben ChiarotAlbert JohanssonJacob Bernard-DockerAxel Sandin PellikkaTravis HamonicMoritz SeiderErik GustafssonSimon Edvinsson

Goaltenders