Michael Brandsegg-Nygard

Michael Brandsegg-Nygard was born in Oslo, Norway. Brandsegg-Nygard made his professional debut for Valerenga Ishockey of Norways's ElteHockey Ligaen (EHL) as a 16-year old. He appeared in 8 EHL games in addition to playing at the under-20 level. The following season, Brandsegg-Nygard turned down a full time EHL role with Valerenga, to join Mora IK, a Swedish hockey club in the second-tier HockeyAllsvenskan. This season, Brandsegg-Nygard once again saw time for both the junior and professional teams. For the Mora IK Jr. team he played in 7 games and tallied 5 goals and 7 assists. For the Mora IK Sr. team he played in 41 games and scored 8 goals and 10 assists. Scouts have said after the season that Brandsegg-Nygard becomes the highest drafted Norwegian ever.