| William Wallinder | |
| Birth Date: | 2002 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Sollefteå, Sweden |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lbs: | 192 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| League: | NHL |
| Team: | Detroit Red Wings |
| Prospect League: | AHL |
| Prospect Team: | Grand Rapids Griffins |
| Former Teams: | Rögle BK |
| Draft: | 32nd overall |
| Draft Year: | 2020 |
| Draft Team: | Detroit Red Wings |
| Career Start: | 2019 |
William Wallinder (born 28 July 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to 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.[1] [2]
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.[3]
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 AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, on an amateur tryout for the remainder of the season.[4]
Wallinder represented Sweden at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and won a bronze medal.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||
| Div.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2018–19 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 37 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Modo Hockey | Allsv | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2020–21 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Modo Hockey | Allsv | 43 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2021–22 | J20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Rögle BK | SHL | 47 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Rögle BK | SHL | 50 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 65 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| SHL totals | 97 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sweden | HG18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Junior totals | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||