Defenseman William Wallinder appeared in his first season with the Griffins and finished with one game and a minus-two rating, making his North America debut on April 2 at the Rockford IceHogs. He also skated in his second season with Rogle BK (SHL/Sweden), compiling 26 points (7-19—26) and 10 penalty minutes during 50 regular-season games.

Regular Season Stat Line

1 GP, 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, -2 rating, 0 PIM with GRG
50 GP, 7 goals, 19 assists, 26 points, +3 rating, 10 PIM with Rogle BK

Postseason Stat Line

9 GP, 1 goal, 2 assists, 3 points, +0 rating, 0 PIM with Rogle BK

Contract Status

Signed with Detroit through the 2025-26 season

By the Numbers

2 – Made his North America debut with the Griffins on April 2 at the Rockford IceHogs.

26 – His 26 points (7-19—26) in 50 games during the regular season with Rogle BK tied for first among U21 players in the SHL.

1 – He added eight points (1-7—8) in nine Champions Hockey League games, with his seven assists ranking first among defensemen.

2 – He scored a goal in the opening two games of the SHL season on Sept. 17 and 22.

3 – Amassed three multi-point outings in the SHL on Oct. 25 against Leksands, Jan. 12 at Timra and Feb. 21 at Linkoping.

2 – He collected a season-high two assists on Jan. 12 at Timra.

5 – He posted a season-best five-game point streak (2-4—6) from Oct. 20-29 in the SHL.

4 – Notched a four-game assist streak (0-4—4) from Nov. 26-Dec. 3 with Rogle BK.

9 – He totaled three points (1-2—3) in nine playoff games with Rogle BK.

Newsworthy

Red Wings defense pipeline: Why the blue line is Detroit’s top strength - The Athletic

Yzerman taking patient approach to development of Red Wings prospects (nhl.com)

Tomorrow's Red Wings: Wallinder Made Big Progress in 2022-23 (detroithockeynow.com)

What Red Wings prospects Carter Mazur and William Wallinder showed in their AHL debuts - The Athletic

Red Wings Sign Wallinder; Will Report to Grand Rapids Immediately (detroithockeynow.com)

Red Wings sign defense prospect William Wallinder, who’ll join Griffins on ATO - mlive.com

Photo at top by Macy Mineni/Griffins