Lukas Bengtsson

Lukas Bengtsson
Bengtsson playing for Mora IK in 2012
Born	(1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 30) Stockholm, Sweden
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Right
NL team Former teams	EV Zug Frölunda HC WBS Penguins Linköping HC SKA Saint Petersburg Dinamo Minsk Växjö Lakers
National 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 EV Zug in the National League (NL).

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 team's success 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 before the 2017–18 season. ^{[4] [5]}

At the conclusion of his entry-level contract with the Penguins, Bengtsson, 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 seven 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 the Växjö Lakers of the SHL. ^[10] In his lone season with the Lakers in 2022–23, Bengstsson was a fixture on the blueline and helped the club claim SHL championship.

Medal record
Representing   Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2024 Czech Republic

Bengtsson represented Sweden at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a bronze medal.

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		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Växjö Lakers	SHL		48	12	18	30	10		18	1	8	9	2
2023–24	EV Zug	NL		48	5	24	29	10		11	2	5	7	6
SHL totals				120	26	42	68	34		39	4	16	20	4
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
2023	Sweden	WC	6th		8	0	1	1	2
Junior totals					7	1	2	3	0
Senior totals					14	1	2	3	2

Awards and honors

Awards	Year
SHL
Le Mat Trophy	2023	[11]

References

1. "Bengtsson Frölundas spelare". dt.se. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
2. "Statistics | Champions Hockey League". www.championshockeyleague.net. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
3. "Penguins Sign Defenseman Lukas Bengtsson to a Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract". penguins.nhl.com. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
4. "The Tick and the Tilt: Lukas Bengtsson's Battle Back to Health". 21 October 2017.
5. "Lukas Bengtsson is eager for competition after a year filled with medical issues". Post-Gazette. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
6. "Lukas Bengtsson becomes the last piece of the puzzle for LHC" (in Swedish). Linköpings HC. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
7. "Lukas Bengtsson signs in SKA" (in Russian). SKA Saint Petersburg. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
8. "Dinamo and SKA make trade" (in Russian). HC Dinamo Minsk. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
9. "Lukas Bengtsson leaves Dynamo Minsk". Sportnaviny.com. 11 March 2022.
10. Sportnaviny.com. "Lukas Bengtsson has moved to the Växjö Lakers".
11. Knekta, Jonathan; Ros, Tomas; Abrahamsson, Hans (24 April 2023). "Växjö Lakers svenska mästare i ishockey". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 November 2023.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database