William Wallén

William Wallén (born 16 August 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward.

For other people named William Wallen, see William Wallen (disambiguation).
William Wallén
Born (1991-08-16) 16 August 1991
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Winger
Shoots Right
SM-liiga team Jokerit
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2010–present

Playing career

During the 2005–06 season at age 14 Wallén played for Stocksunds IF's under 18 team, he scored 17 goals and 22 points in 12 games of the J18 Elit and ten goals, 13 points in 11 games of the J18 Allsvenskan. For the 2006–07 season Wallén joined Djurgårdens IF, continuing his success in the under 18 leagues with 21 goals and 36 points in 18 games of the J18 Elit and seven goals, 14 points in 13 games of the J18 Allsvenskan. In the Swedish Championship playoffs Djurgården's under 18 team were eliminated in the quarterfinals, Wallén then joined Djurgården's under 16 team and lead them to win the Swedish Championship title by scoring 13 goals and 18 points in five playoff games.[1]

The following season Wallén represented Stockholm in TV-pucken, Stockholm lost the final to Småland but Wallén who had scored 12 points in eight games was awarded Sven Tumbas Stipendium as the tournament's best forward. As a 16-year-old he was brought up to play for Djurgården's under 20 team in the J20 SuperElit, scoring 18 goals and 38 points in 35 games, the highest point total by an underage player that season. In the playoffs Djurgården's under 20 team were eliminated in the quarterfinals, the under 18 team won the Swedish Championship title with Wallén scoring three goals and five points in seven games.

For the 2008–09 season Wallén joined the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). In the Majors' home premier on 3 October Wallén suffered severe headache and nausea by the end of the game,[2] after the game ended he was taken to the hospital by ambulance where doctors diagnosed an aneurysm.[2][3] He underwent two surgeries and made a full recovery.[2] In January he returned to action, scoring one goal and an assist in his comeback.[4] He finished the regular season with 11 goals and 22 points in 30 games, and added another two goals and four points in 11 playoff games.

The following season Wallén appeared in 67 regular season games, scoring 14 goals 41 points and one goal two points in ten playoff games. In 2010 Wallén returned to Sweden, signing a two-year contract with Frölunda HC of Elitserien. He scored his first goal in a shootout after game four, securing Frölunda's first win at home of the season.[5]

Wallén signed a try-out contract with Jokerit of Finland's SM-liiga for the 2011–12 season. He appeared in three games for Jokerit in the 2011 European Trophy, scoring one goal against his former team Frölunda, but was not offered an extension on his try-out contract.[6] Wallén returned to Almtuna, but was released on 28 December.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Djurgårdens IF J20 3518203814 31120
2008–09 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors OHL 3011112210 112248
2009–10 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors OHL 6714274121 101126
2010–11 Frölunda HC SEL 121010 —————
2010–11 Frölunda HC J20 10000 —————
2010–11 Borås HC Allsv 266398 —————
2010–11 Almtuna IS Allsv 12101110 61122
OHL totals 9725386331 2133614

International
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Sweden WJC U18 42680
Junior int' totals 3920305057

References
  1. Pettersson, Robert (2007-03-25). "Djurgården svenska U16-mästare" (in Swedish). Hockeysverige. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  2. Abrahamsson, Jante (2008-10-16). "Talang opererad för hjärnblödning" (in Swedish). Hockeysverige. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  3. Bodin, Uffe (2009-01-13). "Wallén på väg tillbaka" (in Swedish). Hockeysverige. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  4. "William Wallén tillbaka i action" (in Swedish). Hockeysverige. 2009-01-19. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  5. Nilsson, Stefan (2010-09-26). "Här presenterar sig den nya stjärnan". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  6. Johansson, Ronnie (2011-08-21). "Muntligt överens med allsvensk klubb". Hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  7. Pettersson, Robert (2011-12-28). "Almtuna tar hem - och ratar" (in Swedish). Hockeysverige.se. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
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