Lukas Bengtsson

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
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Pittsburgh Penguins
WBS Penguins (AHL)
Mora IK
Frölunda HC
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2012present

Lukas Bengtsson (born 14 April 1994) is a Swedish ice hockey defenseman currently signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.

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.

References

  1. "Bengtsson Frölundas spelare". dt.se. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  2. "Statistics | Champions Hockey League". www.championshockeyleague.net. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  3. "Penguins Sign Defenseman Lukas Bengtsson to a Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract". penguins.nhl.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.

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