| Lukas Bengtsson | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 14 April 1994, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Right |
| SHL team F. teams |
Växjö Lakers Frölunda HC WBS Penguins Linköping HC SKA Saint Petersburg Dinamo Minsk |
| Ntl. team |  Sweden
|
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
Lukas Bengtsson (born 14 April 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career[]
At the youth level, Bengtsson played for Huddinge IK, Djurgårdens IF and Mora IK. He logged his first minutes in Sweden’s second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan with Mora’s men’s team during the 2011–12 season.
In February 2015, he signed with Frölunda HC of Sweden’s top-flight SHL.[1] He made 42 appearances, recording nine goals as well as 12 assists, as Frölunda won the 2016 SHL title. Bengtsson was also influential in the success that the team enjoyed in the Champions Hockey League: He saw the ice in ten contests, scoring two goals and assisting on five more, helping Frölunda capture the CHL title.[2]
On 27 April 2016, he penned a two-year, entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).[3]
During the 2016 offseason, Bengtsson was diagnosed with Lyme disease and underwent antibiotic treatment. He began training camp with the Penguins, but soon the disease returned and he was placed on injured reserve. He underwent another antibiotic treatment and played his first AHL game for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on 13 November 2016. After a 6 January 2017 game during which Bengtsson felt exhaustion and intense pain, he was shut down for the season. Further tests revealed he probably never had Lyme disease; instead, in March 2017, Bengtsson was diagnosed with Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. Bengtsson was able to return to play for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton prior to the 2017–18 season.[4][5]
At the conclusion of his entry-level contract with the Penguins, Bengtsson as an impending restricted free agent opted to return to Sweden, signing a three-year contract with Linköpings HC of the SHL on 18 May 2018.[6] In the 2018–19 season, Bengtsson led the defense of Linköpings in scoring with 7 goals and 24 points in 42 games.
Opting for a release from his only season with Linköping HC, Bengtsson was signed to a lucrative two-year contract with Russian club, SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL, on 21 May 2019.[7]
Following two seasons with SKA, Bengtsson was traded in the off-season to HC Dinamo Minsk in exchange for Stepan Falkovsky on 16 June 2021.[8]At the end of the season, March 11 left the team.[9] In May 2022, he signed a three-year contract with Växjö Lakers Hockey[10]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Mora IK | J18 | 33 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Mora IK II | SWE.2 U20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Mora IK | J18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Mora IK | J20 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Mora IK | Allsv | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Mora IK | J20 | 32 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Mora IK | Allsv | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Mora IK | J20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Mora IK | Allsv | 45 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Mora IK | Allsv | 43 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Frölunda HC | SHL | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 30 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 37 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Linköping HC | SHL | 42 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 26 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 39 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 42 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 72 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | ||||
| KHL totals | 107 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sweden | WJC | 
|
7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Sweden | OG | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Senior totals | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
References[]
- ↑ Bengtsson Frölundas spelare.
- ↑ Statistics | Champions Hockey League.
- ↑ Penguins Sign Defenseman Lukas Bengtsson to a Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract.
- ↑ The Tick and the Tilt: Lukas Bengtsson's Battle Back to Health.
- ↑ Lukas Bengtsson is eager for competition after a year filled with medical issues. Post-Gazette (2017-09-07). Retrieved on 2017-09-07.
- ↑ Lukas Bengtsson becomes the last piece of the puzzle for LHC (Swedish). Linköpings HC (2018-05-18). Retrieved on 2018-05-18.
- ↑ Lukas Bengtsson signs in SKA (Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg (21 May 2019). Retrieved on 21 May 2019.
- ↑ Dinamo and SKA make trade (Russian). HC Dinamo Minsk (16 June 2021). Retrieved on 16 June 2021.
- ↑ Lukas Bengtsson leaves Dynamo Minsk.
- ↑ Sportnaviny.com. "Lukas Bengtsson has moved to the Växjö Lakers".
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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