William Wallinder

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.

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 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.

International play

Wallinder represented Sweden at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and won a bronze medal.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2017–18 Sollefteå HK 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 — — — — — 2019–20 Modo Hockey Allsv 18 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Modo Hockey J20 4 2 4 6 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Modo Hockey Allsv 43 1 5 6 14 — — — — — 2021–22 Rögle BK J20 7 1 3 4 2 — — — — — 2021–22 Rögle BK SHL 47 4 15 19 6 13 1 0 1 0 2022–23 Rögle BK SHL 50 7 19 26 10 9 1 2 3 0 2022–23 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2023–24 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 65 3 12 15 10 9 1 2 3 0 2024–25 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 62 2 17 19 10 3 0 0 0 0 2025–26 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 66 2 18 20 23 8 1 0 1 2SHL totals 97 11 34 45 16 22 2 2 4 0

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2019 Sweden HG18 5 0 0 0 0 2022 Sweden WJC 7 0 3 3 0Junior totals 12 0 3 3 0