But Willander often looked like the Swedes' most consistent and effective player at both ends of the ice. His combination of size and mobility, as well as his tactical approach to the game ...

Historically speaking, the World Juniors have not been kind to Team Sweden. They’ve only won Gold twice in the history of the tournament, back in 2012 and 1981. Since their most recent Gold ...

After a strong freshman season, Vancouver Canucks prospect Tom Willander has been named to the Second Team All-Star for the Hockey East Conference. Drafted 11th overall by Vancouver in 2023 ...

Adversaries are turning back into allies for Vancouver Canucks defence prospect Tom Willander.

For Vancouver Canucks prospect Tom Willander and the nation of Sweden, it was the latter – in more ways than one. Failing to medal in the 2025 interaction of the annual under-20 tournament ...

It should surprise nobody that one of the Canucks’ top prospects is Tom Willander from Stockholm, Sweden. From the moment Vancouver drafted him 11th overall in 2023, Willander hasn't taken for ...

Canucks 2023 first-round pick Tom Willander opened the scoring in the game with a seeing-eye wrist shot on the power play. It was Willander’s first goal of the tournament and Sweden was off the ...

With the Finns pressing, Willander was called for a questionable, at best, holding penalty, which sent the Finns to a power play as overtime wound down. This shove by Tom Willander was called holding.

Vancouver Canucks prospect Tom Willander just came agonizingly close to a medal at the 2025 World Junior Championship. After going undefeated in the preliminary round, Willander's Swedish squad ...

Vancouver Canucks prospect Tom Willander and Team Sweden faced off against Czechia for Bronze, with Czechia ultimately placing third on the podium after a 14-round shootout. Latest From THN's ...