Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen took note of Red Wings prospect and Rogle BK defenseman William Wallinder’s opening-of-the-SHL-season performance on Saturday:
Defenseman Moritz Seider is the talk of the NHL. Blueliner Simon Edvinsson could end up following that pattern. Defenseman William Wallinder undoubtedly wants to make sure he gets his fair share of attention from the Detroit Red Wings.
The 32nd overall pick in the 2019 NHL draft opened his SHL season by scoring a goal in Rogle’s 5-4 overtime win against Brynas. Marco Kasper also picked up an assist for Rogle in that contest. Wallinder took a major step in his development last season when he registered four goals and 19 points in 47 games for Rogle.
The hope for this season: he takes his game to another level and is ready to play in North America next season. Like 6-foot-4 Seider and 6-foot-6 Edvinsson, Wallinder is a huge defenseman. He is somewhere between 6-foot-3 and 6-foot-4. He showed some flair on his goal in Rogle’s first game of the season.
Continued; I wouldn’t put Wallinder in the same class as Edvinsson or Seider skill-wise, but he does project as a minute-munching, two-way defenseman on the second defensive pairing.
