2020 NHL Draft
William Wallinder in the 2020 NHL Draft
Detroit Red Wings selected William Wallinder 32nd overall in the 2020 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 2.
He was the third of the 30 Swedes selected that year. It was the second of the 12 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 2020, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 11 games put him 74th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 32
- Round and pick
- Round 2, pick 1
- Drafting team
- DETDetroit Red Wings
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 29–35 in the 2020 draft
- 29Brendan BrissonC27 GP · 9 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 30Mavrik BourqueC167 GP · 68 PDALDallas Stars
- 31Ozzy WiesblattC45 GP · 6 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 32William WallinderD11 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 33Roby JarventieL10 GP · 1 POTTOttawa Senators
- 34JJ PeterkaR336 GP · 208 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 35Helge GransD7 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2020 class
3rd
of 30 Swedes selected
7th
of 61 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 4Lucas RaymondL416 GP · 346 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 7Alexander HoltzR193 GP · 56 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 32William WallinderD11 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 35Helge GransD7 GP · 1 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 40Daniel TorgerssonLWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 41Noel GunlerRCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 43Emil HeinemanL162 GP · 55 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 51Theodor NiederbachCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 54Emil AndraeD112 GP · 22 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 88Leo LoofDSTLSt. Louis Blues
+ 20 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
William Wallinder made his NHL debut on October 6, 2026, 5 years and 364 days after the draft.
11
Games
2
Goals
2
Assists
4
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Detroit Red Wings picks in the 2020 draft
- 4Lucas RaymondL416 GP · 346 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 32William WallinderD11 GP · 4 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 51Theodor NiederbachCDETDetroit Red Wings
- 55Cross HanasLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 63Donovan SebrangoD44 GP · 8 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 70Eemil ViroDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 97Sam StangeRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 107Jan BednarGDETDetroit Red Wings
- 132Alex CottonDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 156Kyle AucoinDDETDetroit Red Wings
- 187Kienan DraperRDETDetroit Red Wings
- 203Chase BradleyL2 GP · 0 PDETDetroit Red Wings