William Wallinder

William Wallinder
Born (2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 24)
Sollefteå, Sweden
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Detroit Red Wings
Rögle BK
NHL draft 32nd overall, 2020
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 2019–present

William Wallinder (born 28 July 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 32nd overall by the Red Wings in the 2020 NHL entry draft.

Playing career

After four seasons within the Modo Hockey organization, Wallinder left the HockeyAllsvenskan club to sign a two-year contract with top-tier club, Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) on 20 May 2021.

In the 2022–23 season with Rögle BK, Wallinder amassed 7 goals and 26 points to co-lead the SHL in scoring amongst skaters aged 22 years or younger. On 27 March 2023, Wallinder was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings commencing in the following 2023–24 season. He immediately joined Detroit's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, on an amateur tryout for the remainder of the season.

During the 2025–26 season, he recorded two goals and 18 assists in 66 regular season games and one goal in eight games during the 2026 Calder Cup playoffs.

On 25 June 2026, he signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Red Wings. On 6 October, Wallinder made his NHL debut and recorded an assist in a 5–3 win over the Ottawa Senators.

International play

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Sweden
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Canada
Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Bronze medal – third place2019 Czech Republic/Slovakia

Wallinder represented Sweden junior team at the 2022 World Junior Championships and won a bronze medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2017–18Sollefteå HKDiv.1 70000 —————
2018–19Modo HockeyJ20 20112 —————
2019–20Modo HockeyJ20 375192416 —————
2019–20Modo HockeyAllsv 180222 —————
2020–21Modo HockeyJ20 42462 —————
2020–21Modo HockeyAllsv 4315614 —————
2021–22Rögle BKJ20 71342 —————
2021–22Rögle BKSHL 47415196 131010
2022–23Rögle BKSHL 507192610 91230
2022–23Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL 10000 —————
2023–24Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL 653121510 91230
2024–25 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 622171910 30000
2025–26Grand Rapids GriffinsAHL 662182023 81012
SHL totals 9711344516 222240

International

Year Team Event Result GPGAPtsPIM
2019 Sweden HG18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 50000
2022 Sweden WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 70330
Junior totals 120330

References

  1. ↑ Neumeier, Derek (20 January 2020). "2020 NHL Entry Draft: Mid-Season Top 101 Rankings". Defending Big D. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ↑ Kennedy, Ryan (22 October 2019). "2020 Draft Spotlight: Anton Lundell Is Finland's Golden Child". The Hockey News. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Ekholm, Peter (20 May 2021). "Talangfull back till Rögle" [Talented defenseman joins Rögle] (in Swedish). Rögle BK. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Roth, Thomas (27 March 2023). "Red Wings sign William Wallinder to three-year, entry-level contract". Detroit Red Wings. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Roth, Thomas (25 June 2026). "Red Wings sign William Wallinder to two-year, two-way contract extension". NHL.com. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  6. ↑ Mills, Jonathan (6 October 2026). "RECAP: 'Contributions from a lot of different people in different ways' part of Red Wings' 5-3 victory over Senators". NHL.com. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  7. ↑ Khan, Ansar (7 October 2026). "Young Red Wings earn their wings – and their first career points". mlive.com. Retrieved 7 October 2026.