Wilhelm Westlund

Wilhelm Westlund (born March 15, 1995) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Kalmar HC of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). He was selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the 7th round (183rd overall) of the 2013 NHL entry draft.

Playing career After joining Färjestad BK as a 15-year-old, Westlund made his professional debut three-years later in the Elitserien playing with Färjestad during the 2012–13 Elitserien season. In the completion of the 2013–14 season, having played 11 games with the senior team, Westlund opted to return to Stockholm in signing a three-year contract with Djurgårdens IF on July 11, 2014.

On August 11, 2014, Westlund was given a season loan by Djurgården to further develop in the Allsvenskan with HC Vita Hästen. Before the 2014–15 season, Westlund attended his first NHL training camp with the Avalanche before returning to Hästen on September 21, 2014.

With his NHL rights no longer held by the Avalanche, Westlund continued with Djurgårdens IF through to the 2016–17 season. He appeared in three scoreless games with DIF, unable to cement a roster spot, he was initially loaned familiarly to the Allsvenskan with Almtuna IS on October 13, 2016. After a successful two-week period, Westlund was released from his contract with Djurgårdens and opted to sign and continue for the remainder of the season with Almtuna on November 1, 2016. Westlund appeared in 33 games and contributed with 7 points before he was released to fellow Allsvenskan club, Timrå IK, to fill a shortage of players due to injury on February 15, 2017.

Westlund played the following two seasons in the Allsvenskan with previous club, HC Vita Hästen, before leaving as a free agent after the 2018–19 season. On April 17, 2019, he agreed to remain in the second-tier Allsvenskan, signing a one-year contract with BIK Karlskoga.

After five further seasons with BIK, Westlund opted to leave Sweden as a free agent and secured a contract with second-tier Czech club, HC Poruba of the Czech.1 Liga, on 8 July 2024.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2011–12 Färjestad BK J20 33 3 4 7 12 6 0 0 0 0 2012–13 Färjestad BK J20 33 3 12 15 76 5 0 3 3 2 2012–13 Färjestad BK SEL 26 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 2013–14 Färjestad BK J20 34 2 15 17 16 6 2 5 7 2 2013–14 Färjestad BK SHL 11 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2014–15 HC Vita Hästen Allsv 40 2 9 11 18 — — — — — 2014–15 Djurgårdens IF J20 — — — — — 4 2 2 4 4 2015–16 Djurgårdens IF SHL 11 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 2015–16 HC Vita Hästen Allsv 42 3 11 14 14 — — — — — 2016–17 Djurgårdens IF J20 2 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2016–17 Djurgårdens IF SHL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2016–17 Almtuna IS Allsv 33 1 6 7 8 — — — — — 2016–17 Timrå IK Allsv 7 0 2 2 0 5 1 2 3 2 2017–18 HC Vita Hästen Allsv 50 7 11 18 52 — — — — — 2018–19 HC Vita Hästen Allsv 38 2 7 9 16 — — — — — 2019–20 BIK Karlskoga Allsv 52 9 29 38 20 1 1 0 1 0 2020–21 BIK Karlskoga Allsv 51 2 11 13 22 — — — — — 2021–22 BIK Karlskoga Allsv 48 5 15 20 41 6 0 0 0 25 2022–23 BIK Karlskoga Allsv 43 1 13 14 12 4 0 1 1 2 2023–24 BIK Karlskoga Allsv 32 1 6 7 4 12 0 2 2 8 2024–25 HC Poruba Czech.1 43 5 17 22 18 5 0 0 0 2 SHL totals 52 1 0 1 6 9 0 0 0 0

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2012 Sweden U17 4th 6 1 1 2 6 2013 Sweden WJC18 5th 4 0 1 1 0 Junior totals 10 1 2 3 6