Lukas Bengtsson

Lukas Bengtsson (born 14 April 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Lukas Bengtsson
Bengtsson playing for Mora IK in 2012
Born (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
KHL team
Former teams		 SKA Saint Petersburg
Frölunda HC
WBS Penguins
Linköping HC
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]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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
SHL totals 72 14 24 38 24 21 3 8 11 2

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Sweden WJC 7 1 2 3 0
Junior totals 7 1 2 3 0

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".
  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.
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