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Sweden William Wallinder
#22 Grand Rapids Griffins / AHL - 25/26
1-time TV-Pucken Silver Medal 1
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Bronze Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time Champions Hockey League Champion 1
1-time Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year (Årets Junior) 1
Date of Birth
Jul 28, 2002
Position
D
Age
23
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Sollefteå, SWE
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Sollefteå HK
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$925,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings / Signed
Drafted
2020 round 2 #32 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Agency
PREMIUM

Wallinder towers over the competition, standing 6-foot-4 and weighing 194 pounds -- there's plenty of room for him to fill out that frame. He might be the most technically skilled skater among all defenceman in this draft. He's a great puck-carrier, eager to lead his team up the ice, and with a great deal of initiative in creative offensive chances. -EliteProspects 2020 NHL Draft Guide

Brother: Pontus Wallinder

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William Wallinder Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Sollefteå HK U16 U16 Div.1 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Sollefteå HK J18 J18 Div.1 11* 3* 3* 6* 6* -* |
Sollefteå HK HockeyEttan 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Relegation 1 0 0 0 0 -
2017-18 Team Ådalen U16 U16 Elit 9* 3* 1* 4* 6* -* |
Sollefteå HK J18 J18 Div.1 6* 3* 2* 5* 0* -* |
Sollefteå HK J18 J18 Elit 10* 3* 1* 4* 4* -4* |
Sollefteå HK HockeyEttan 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* -5* |
MODO Hockey U16 U16 Elit 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs QC 6 1 2 3 0 -
MODO Hockey U16 U16 SM 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2018-19 MODO Hockey J18 J18 Elit 16* 4* 8* 12* 35* -* |
MODO Hockey J18 J18 Allsvenskan 12* 2* 4* 6* 2* 8* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -2
MODO Hockey J20 J20 SuperElit 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 8* 2* 1* 3* 2* -* |
2019-20 MODO Hockey J18 J18 Allsvenskan 1* 0* 5* 5* 0* 2* |
MODO Hockey J20 J20 SuperElit 37* 5* 19* 24* 16* 1* |
MODO Hockey HockeyAllsvenskan 18* 0* 2* 2* 2* 4* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 12* 0* 2* 2* 6* 0* |
2020-21 MODO Hockey J20 J20 Nationell 4* 2* 4* 6* 2* 1* |
MODO Hockey HockeyAllsvenskan 43* 1* 5* 6* 14* -12* |
2021-22 Rögle BK J20 J20 Nationell 7* 1* 3* 4* 2* 8* |
Rögle BK SHL 47* 4* 15* 19* 6* 5* | Playoffs 13 1 0 1 0 -3
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 3* 3* 0* 3* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 18* 2* 6* 8* 4* 3* |
2022-23 Rögle BK SHL 50* 7* 19* 26* 10* 3* | Playoffs 9 1 2 3 0 0
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2023-24 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 65* 3* 12* 15* 10* -4* | Playoffs 9 1 2 3 0 -3
2024-25 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 62* 2* 17* 19* 10* -4* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -3
2025-26 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 26* 0* 10* 10* 10* 13* |
Projected AHL 71* 0* 27* 27* 27* 36* |

William Wallinder Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Ångermanland TV-Pucken 6* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
2019-20 MODO Hockey J20 JCWC 4* 2* 2* 4* 0* -2* |
Sweden U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2021-22 Rögle BK Champions HL 13* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
2022-23 Rögle BK Champions HL 9* 1* 7* 8* 0* 3* |

William Wallinder Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 154* 5* 39* 44* 0.29* 30* 3* | 2 12 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.25 * 0 * -6 *
Champions HL 2 22* 1* 7* 8* 0.36* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 2 61* 1* 7* 8* 0.13* 16* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyEttan 2 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -5* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
International-Jr 3 38* 4* 9* 13* 0.34* 12* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
JCWC 1 4* 2* 2* 4* 1.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 2 97* 11* 34* 45* 0.46* 16* 8* | 2 22 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.18 * 0 * -3 *
TV-Pucken 1 6* 1* 3* 4* 0.67* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Div.1 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Elit (U16 Region) 1 10* 3* 1* 4* 0.40* 6* -* | 1 6 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
U16 SM 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Div.1 (U18 Div.1) 2 17* 6* 5* 11* 0.65* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) 2 13* 2* 9* 11* 0.85* 2* 10* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * -2 *
J18 Elit (U18 Region) 2 26* 7* 9* 16* 0.62* 39* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 Nationell (J20 SuperElit, J20 Nationell) 4 50* 8* 27* 35* 0.70* 22* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 0* 3* 3* 0.43* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

William Wallinder Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/03/2025
10/03/2025 Up/Down Detroit Red Wings Grand Rapids Griffins
03/27/2023
03/27/2023 Confirmed Rögle BK Detroit Red Wings
05/20/2021
05/20/2021 Confirmed MODO Hockey Rögle BK
04/07/2020
04/07/2020 Extension MODO Hockey J20 MODO Hockey
Player Biography and Trivia

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #47 by Elite Prospects

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #32 by FCHockey

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #20 by TSN/Craig Button

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #57 by McKeen's Hockey

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #27 by TSN/McKenzie

2020 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #14 by NHL Central Scouting

Other Notes:
- Missed the 2021 U20 World Juniors after having been infected with Covid-19