There wasn’t much good to be mined from the Grand Rapids Griffins first home game of the AHL Calder Cup playoffs. The stink was spraying all over the vast majority of Griffins players.
Famed writer and director Orson Welles once made a wine commercial famous by proclaiming the company would never sell a wine “before its time.” Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman has a similar approach when it comes to Red Wings draft picks.
William Wallinder was seen as a major project in his draft year, with the physical tools (height, skating ability) to succeed in the NHL but lacking the poise and polish to really put those tools together into a useful package.
TRAVERSE CITY – New Grand Rapids Griffins coach Dan Watson was thinking about today, tomorrow and beyond when he decided to play 6-foot-4 Swede William Wallinder and 6-foot-5 Antti Toumisto on the same defensive pairing for the opening game of the NHL Prospects Tournament.
Much like they did last summer, the Red Wings put some money into their defensive core in an attempt to get this team back into the postseason.
With one of the best crops of young prospects in the NHL, the return to glory isn’t far away for the Detroit Red Wings.
It’s a threepeat for the Detroit Red Wings. Detroit defense prospect William Wallinder is the 2022-23 European Hockey Club’s Young Player of the Year. Playing for Rogle of the SHL.
(Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in Detroit Hockey Now updates of some of the Detroit Red Wings’ top prospects) The Swedish Hockey League is not a young man’s league.
It’s official, the Detroit Red Wings have signed defenseman William Wallinder to a three-year entry-level contract (ELC), which will begin in the 2023-24 season.
One day after his Swedish club was eliminated from the SHL playoffs, Detroit Red Wings prospect William Wallinder is on his way to North America. The defenseman has signed an entry-level contract with the Wings.
Steve Yzerman knows what he is doing as a general manager (GM). He built a Stanley Cup contender (and winner) in Tampa Bay and is dedicated to doing the same for the Detroit Red Wings.
The prospect pool for the Detroit Red Wings has reached new depths with the addition of Steve Yzerman as general manager (GM) back in April 2019. In particular, he has found fantastic talent playing in European leagues, primarily the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Detroit Red Wings prospect William Wallinder is another one of Steve Yzerman’s highly-touted draft selections that may get lost in the shuffle from time to time, but he’s progressing at the perfect pace.
One of the greatest weaknesses for the Detroit Red Wings this season has been the lack of legitimate top-four talent on the left side of their defensive corps, but that will soon be changing.
Rögle BK defenseman and Detroit Red Wings prospect William Wallinder has been named the top U20 player in the Swedish Hockey League for the 2021–22 season.
The Detroit Red Wing’s William Wallinder is one of the most raw, high-ceiling low-floor prospects in the entire organization. Let’s take a closer look.
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