William Whitelaw
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | February 5, 2005 | Shot: | R |
| Hometown: | Rosemount, MN | Height: | 5'9" |
| Nation: | United States | Weight: | 173 |
| Position: | Center | Commit: | Wisconsin | 2023 |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USHL Futures Draft | 2021 | 1 | 1 | Youngstown Phantoms |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2023 | 3 | 66 | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| unsigned | C | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Univ. of Wisconsin | Univ. of Michigan | F | 2024-04-22 |
| Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep | Univ. of Wisconsin | F | 2021-08-25 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| USHL All-Rookie Second Team | USHL | 2022-2023 |
| USHL Clark Cup Champion | USHL | 2022-2023 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | Team Minnesota | Brick Invitational | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Shattuck St. Mary's 14U AAA | 14U AAA | 55 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 42 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | MN Bruins 15U AAA | MNBEL 14U | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | MN Rangers 14U AAA | MNBEL 14U | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Shattuck St. Mary's 14U AAA | 14U AAA | 58 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 52 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | B14 - District 8 | MNHP-14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| 2020-2021 | Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep | USHS-Prep | 36 | 14 | 19 | 31 | 24 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Shattuck St. Mary's 18U AAA | 18U AAA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep | USHS-Prep | 55 | 46 | 64 | 110 | 46 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021-2022 | Shattuck St. Mary's 18U Prep | PHC | 11 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 16 | Playoffs | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021-2022 | USA U17 (all) | International-Jr | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Team Forest | USA-S16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 62 | 36 | 25 | 61 | 90 | Playoffs | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 2022-2023 | Team Forest | USA-S17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | USA U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Univ. of Wisconsin | NCAA | 37 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 17 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Univ. of Michigan | NCAA | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | ||||||
