| Birth Date: | 9 February 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 179 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Right |
| League: | HE |
| Team: | Boston University |
| Former Teams: | Rögle BK |
| Draft: | 11th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2023 |
| Draft Team: | Vancouver Canucks |
| Career Start: | 2023 |
Tom Willander (born 9 February 2005) is a Swedish college ice hockey defenceman for Boston University in Hockey East. Willander was drafted 11th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2023 NHL entry draft.[1] Prior to joining Boston University Willander played for Rögle BK in the Swedish Hockey League.
Willander committed to playing for Boston University in the NCAA in his post-draft year, citing playing in college as better for his development over playing in the SHL.[2] Willander scored the game-winning goal against Team Canada during the grouping stage of the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, ensuring the highest seed for Team Sweden.[3]
Willander represented Sweden at the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and won a silver medal.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 2021–22 | AIK | J20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | AIK | Allsv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Rögle BK | J20 | 39 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Rögle BK | SHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Boston University | HE | 38 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sweden | HG18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | Sweden | U18 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 27 | ||
| 2024 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Junior totals | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 33 | ||||