Eliteprospects
Sweden William Lagesson
#37 Grand Rapids Griffins / AHL - 25/26
1-time U17 WHC Gold Medal 1
Date of Birth
Feb 22, 1996
Position
D
Age
29
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Göteborg, SWE
Weight
207 lbs / 94 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HK Kings
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings / Signed
Drafted
2014 round 4 #91 overall by Edmonton Oilers
Agency
PREMIUM

A strong defenseman that can put up some points, but plays more convincingly in his own zone. Likes to get involved in the rough stuff and has a pretty good physical game. Strong positionally, but could work some on his skating skills. (EP 2014)

© Photo: Dan Hickling

Use/Embed statistics

William Lagesson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 HK Kings J18 J18 Div.1 -* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
2011-12 Frölunda HC U16 “C” U16 Elit 11* 3* 3* 6* 6* -* |
Frölunda HC U16 “C” U16 SM 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 5* |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Elit 11* 0* 2* 2* 0* 3* |
Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 14* 0* 1* 1* 2* 5* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
2012-13 Frölunda HC J18 “A” J18 Elit 20* 1* 12* 13* 60* 16* |
Frölunda HC J18 “A” J18 Allsvenskan 12* 3* 3* 6* 14* 1* | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 4 4
Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* 4* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 17* 0* 1* 1* 16* 5* |
Sweden U17 WHC-17 6* 0* 1* 1* 12* -* |
2013-14 Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 4* | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 10 0
Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 44* 8* 12* 20* 30* 27* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 1
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 20* 5* 4* 9* 16* 9* |
Sweden U18 WJC-18 7* 3* 0* 3* 6* 5* |
2014-15 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 52* 2* 14* 16* 79* 18* | Playoffs 8 1 1 2 4 5
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 12* 0* 1* 1* 16* 0* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 8* 1* |
2015-16 UMass NCAA 27* 2* 5* 7* 26* -6* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 3* 2* 5* 16* 7* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 1* 3* 4* 7* |
2016-17 UMass “A” NCAA 36* 2* 6* 8* 28* -6* |
2017-18 Djurgårdens IF SHL 49* 1* 12* 13* 30* 13* | Playoffs 11 0 1 1 31 0
2018-19 Bakersfield Condors AHL 67* 8* 19* 27* 45* 25* | Playoffs 10 2 2 4 4 2
2019-20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 8* 0* 0* 0* 0* -4* |
Bakersfield Condors AHL 25* 3* 7* 10* 18* 2* |
2020-21 HC Vita Hästen HockeyAllsvenskan 11* 3* 6* 9* 10* 6* |
Kristianstads IK HockeyAllsvenskan 3* 0* 3* 3* 2* 0* |
Edmonton Oilers NHL 19* 0* 2* 2* 9* 0* |
2021-22 Edmonton Oilers NHL 30* 0* 4* 4* 13* 1* |
Bakersfield Condors AHL 11* 0* 2* 2* 9* -6* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |
2022-23 Chicago Wolves “A” AHL 65* 10* 22* 32* 46* 14* |
2023-24 Toronto Marlies AHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 30* 0* 4* 4* 19* 5* |
Anaheim Ducks NHL 10* 0* 0* 0* 13* -2* |
2024-25 Detroit Red Wings NHL 7* 0* 1* 1* 4* -1* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 23* 3* 6* 9* 18* 13* |
2025-26 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 19* 3* 6* 9* 10* 16* |
Projected AHL 64* 10* 20* 30* 34* 54* |

William Lagesson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Göteborg 2 TV-Pucken 8* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
2011-12 Göteborg “C” TV-Pucken 8* 2* 0* 2* 4* 8* |
2013-14 Frölunda HC J20 JCWC 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* 2* |
Sweden U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* 3* |

William Lagesson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 7 215* 27* 63* 90* 0.42* 146* 62* | 1 10 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.40 * 4 * 2 *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 14* 3* 9* 12* 0.86* 12* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 65* 9* 8* 17* 0.26* 64* 21* | 0 * * * * * *
JCWC 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 63* 4* 11* 15* 0.24* 54* -12* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 107* 0* 12* 12* 0.11* 58* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 1 49* 1* 12* 13* 0.27* 30* 13* | 1 11 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.09 * 31 * 0 *
TV-Pucken 2 16* 2* 2* 4* 0.25* 4* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Elit (U16 Region) 1 11* 3* 3* 6* 0.55* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Div.1 (U18 Div.1) 1 -* 0* 0* 0* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) 3 30* 3* 5* 8* 0.27* 16* 10* | 3 10 3 * 4 * 7 * 0.70 * 14 * 2 *
J18 Elit (U18 Region) 2 31* 1* 14* 15* 0.48* 60* 19* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) 2 50* 8* 12* 20* 0.40* 30* 31* | 2 5 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.20 * 2 * 1 *
USHL 1 52* 2* 14* 16* 0.31* 79* 18* | 1 8 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.25 * 4 * 5 *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 3* 0* 3* 0.43* 6* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 2* 2* 4* 0.29* 12* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

William Lagesson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/01/2025
10/01/2025 Up/Down Detroit Red Wings Grand Rapids Griffins
06/27/2025
06/27/2025 Extension Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
07/01/2024
07/01/2024 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks Detroit Red Wings
03/08/2024
03/08/2024 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Anaheim Ducks
07/01/2023
07/01/2023 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Toronto Maple Leafs
07/25/2022
07/25/2022 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Carolina Hurricanes
03/21/2022
03/21/2022 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Montréal Canadiens
11/23/2020
11/23/2020 Loan Edmonton Oilers Kristianstads IK
11/04/2020
11/04/2020 Extension Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers
09/23/2020
09/23/2020 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers HC Vita Hästen
05/08/2017
05/08/2017 Loan Edmonton Oilers Djurgårdens IF
04/07/2017
04/07/2017 Confirmed UMass Edmonton Oilers
01/19/2015
01/19/2015 Confirmed Dubuque Fighting Saints UMass
06/18/2014
06/18/2014 Confirmed Frölunda HC J20 Dubuque Fighting Saints
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 1 #11 overall by Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL Entry Draft

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #164 by FCHockey

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #90 by McKeen's Hockey

Cult/Star player for Dubuque Fighting Saints

Cult/Star player for HC Vita Hästen