William Lagesson

William Lagesson has built a reputation for defensive, physical playArticle in Raka PuckarRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in Djurgårdens IF HockeyRead the sourceClose on the blue line. William Lagesson’s Swedish roots are in Kullavik, and he attended Frölunda’s hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in Norra HallandRead the sourceArticle in HockeyNewsRead the sourceClose, an upper-secondary programme combining academic studies with hockey. He played for Frölunda’s under-18 team during the 2011/12Article in Grand Rapids GriffinsRead the sourceClose–2013/14 seasons.

In a December 2024Article in Grand Rapids GriffinsRead the sourceClose interview with the Griffins, Lagesson recalled choosing junior hockey in the USHL over the prospect of limited playing time in the SHLSHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Close. He played for the Dubuque Fighting SaintsArticle in Grand Rapids GriffinsRead the sourceClose in 2014/15. When he later chose UMass, the opportunity to have a substantial role immediately mattered to him, he explained in the same interviewArticle in Grand Rapids GriffinsRead the sourceClose.

Lagesson played for UMass in 2015/16 and 2016/17, and his player biography for the second season listed him as studying in the College of Social and Behavioral SciencesArticle in University of Massachusetts AthleticsRead the sourceClose. He was named to Hockey East’sArticle in Hockey EastRead the sourceClose 2016/17 All-Academic Team, which recognises players’ academic results. He also met his future wife Amanda at UMass, as she recalled in a November 2025Article in Grand Rapids GriffinsRead the sourceClose interview with the Griffins.

Discussing life away from hockey in December 2024Article in Grand Rapids GriffinsRead the sourceClose, Lagesson mentioned fishing with his father since childhood and playing soccer in the summers. In her November 2025Article in Grand Rapids GriffinsRead the sourceClose interview, Amanda described cooking as his off-ice hobby. She singled out his beef bourguignon and grilled octopus for praiseArticle in Grand Rapids GriffinsRead the sourceClose.