2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Roster
Tom Willander
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 191
- Hometown:
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Previous Team:
- Rögle BK (J20 Nationell)
AWARDS
• Hockey East Second Team All-Star (2023-24, 2024-25)
• New England All-Star (2023-24, 2024-25)
• Hockey East All-Academic Team (2024-25)
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024-25
Appeared in 39 games this season, missing only one contest while representing Sweden at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship ... Repeated as a Hockey East Second Team All-Star and a New England All-Star ... Recorded 23 points on two goals and 21 assists ... Had at least one point in 18 games ... Led the Terriers with a plus-19 rating ... Assisted on both goals in a 2-2 tie at Maine on Nov. 16 ... Had two assists in 7-2 win over UNH on Jan. 31 ... Picked up two assists at then-No. 7 Providence on Feb. 14 ... Scored his first goal of the season in a 4-2 win at UConn on Oct. 18 ... Tallied game-winning goal in 4-3 victory at North Dakota on Oct. 26 ... Had an assist in both Beanpot wins over Harvard (2/3) and then-No. 1 Boston College (2/10) ... Also had a helper in an 8-3 NCAA regional semifinal win against then-No. 8 Ohio State on March 27 ... Earned an assist against Holy Cross (10/5), Union (10/12), North Dakota (10/25), Michigan (11/2), UMass Lowell (11/9), Vermont (1/10, 1/11, 3/8), Boston College (1/24), Northeastern (2/22), UConn (2/25) and UMass (3/15).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023-24
Appeared in 38 games, scoring four goals and adding 21 assists for 25 points ... Led BU as a plus-28 ... Named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star ... Notched a goal and an assist in his collegiate debut at New Hampshire on Oct. 13 ... Secured two assists in a 6-3 win over No. 17 RIT on March 28 and followed with an assist in a 6-3 victory over No. 7 Minnesota on March 30 to help BU advance to the Frozen Four ... Recorded two assists in a 6-1 victory over UMass Lowell on Nov. 11, a 5-2 win at Vermont on Jan. 20, a 6-0 victory over UConn on Feb. 24 and a 6-1 win over Vermont on March 9 ... Lit the lamp in a 5-2 triumph over No. 10/11 Providence on Feb. 17, a 3-2 win over No. 9 Maine on Nov. 17 and a 5-2 victory over Merrimack on Dec. 2.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Selected in the first round (11th overall) by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2023 NHL Draft … Spent 2022-23 season with Rögle BK of J20 Nationell, the top junior league in Sweden … Scored four goals and added 21 assists for 25 points … Won silver with Sweden at the IIHF World Under-18 Championship, where he led all defensemen with three goals and was third among all blue liners with eight points.
PERSONAL
Son of Maria and Erik ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
