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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).

Lukas Bengtsson
Bengtsson playing for Mora IK in 2012
Born	(1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 28) Stockholm, Sweden
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb)
Position	Defense
Shoots	Right
SHL team Former teams	Växjö Lakers Frölunda HC WBS Penguins Linköping HC SKA Saint Petersburg Dinamo Minsk
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2012–present

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

External links

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

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