{{Short description|Swedish ice hockey player (born 1999)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Lucas Elvenes | image = Lucas Elvenes.jpg | caption = Elvenes with the Chicago Wolves in 2020 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|8|18}} | birth_place = Ängelholm, Sweden | death_date = | death_place = | height_cm = 183 | weight_kg = 78 | position = Centre | shoots = Left | league = SHL | team = Växjö Lakers | prospect_league = | prospect_team = | former_teams = Rögle BK<br>HV71<br>Leksands IF | ntl_team = | draft = 127th overall | draft_year = 2017 | draft_team = Vegas Golden Knights | career_start = 2016 | career_end = }} '''Lucas Elvenes''' (born 18 August 1999), is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). At the 2017 NHL entry draft, Elvenes was selected 127th overall by the Vegas Golden Knights.
==Personal life== Lucas' father, Stefan Elvenes, was drafted in the fourth round of the 1988 NHL entry draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. He never played in North America, but played in the Swedish Hockey League and for Sweden's national team.<ref>{{Cite web| url = https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/1369/stefan-elvenes| title = Stefan Elvenes player profile | publisher =eliteprospects.com | date = 2017-05-06 | accessdate = 18 August 2021}}</ref> Lucas' grandfather Björn emigrated from Norway in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web| url = https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/247378/bjorn-elvenes| title = Björn Elvenes player profile | publisher =eliteprospects.com | accessdate = 18 August 2021}}</ref>
==Playing career== On June 16, 2018, Elvenes was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/golden-knights-sign-forward-lucas-elvenes/c-299078072 | title = Golden Knights sign forward Elvenes to entry-level deal | publisher =Vegas Golden Knights | date = 2018-06-16 | accessdate = 2018-06-16}}</ref> After attending the Golden Knights 2018 training camp, Elvenes was returned on loan to continue his development with Rögle BK of the SHL for the duration of the 2018–19 season on September 19, 2018.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/goldenknights/news/vegas-golden-knights-announce-roster-transactions-919/c-300255114 | title = Golden Knights announce roster moves | publisher =Vegas Golden Knights | date = 2018-09-19 | accessdate = 2018-09-19}}</ref>
Elvenes, while on loan with Rögle BK, established new career bests with 17 assists and 20 points through 42 regular-season games. After an early post-season exit, Elvenes was re-assigned by the Golden Knights to join AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, during their playoff run.
During the {{nhly|2021}} season, on January 10, 2022, Elvenes was placed on unconditional waivers for contract termination by the Golden Knights. The Anaheim Ducks claimed him off waivers the next day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ducks claim Elvenes off waivers|url=https://theahl.com/ducks-claim-elvenes-off-waivers|access-date=2022-01-12|website=theahl.com|date=11 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Elvenes remained in North America, accepting an assignment to the Ducks AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls. In regaining his scoring touch with the Gulls, Elvenes collected 9 goals and 33 points through 43 regular-season games.
As an impending restricted free agent with the Ducks, Elvenes opted to return to his native Sweden after signing a two-year contract with newly promoted club HV71 of the SHL, on 24 May 2022.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.hv71.se/article/azcmal3k5-3iaijd/lucas-elvenes-ansluter-till-hv71 | title = Lucas Elvenes joins HV71 | publisher = HV71 | date = 24 May 2022 | accessdate = 24 May 2022 | language = Swedish}}</ref> Elvenes made just 3 appearances with HV71 to open the 2022–23 season before opting to end his contract and transfer to fellow SHL outfit, Leksands IF, on a three-year contract on 3 October 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.leksandsif.se/article/lot3al8sk-30ead/lucas-elvenes-ansluter-till-leksands-if | title = Lucas Elvenes joins Leksands IF | publisher = Leksands IF | date = 3 October 2022 | accessdate = 3 October 2022 | language = Swedish}}</ref>
Following his third season with Leksands, Elvenes left the club to sign a two-year contract with fellow SHL club, Växjö Lakers, on 13 April 2025.<ref>{{citeweb| url = https://www.vaxjolakers.se/article/nvjasuc-4af7d/view | publisher = Växjö Lakers | title = Welcome to Växjö Lakers, Lucas Elvenes | language = Swedish | date = 13 April 2025 | accessdate = 13 April 2025 }}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2015–16 | Rögle BK | J20 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016–17 | Rögle BK | J20 | 41 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |- | 2016–17 | Rögle BK | SHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017–18 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 22 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |- | 2017–18 | Rögle BK | SHL | 28 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | Rögle BK | SHL | 42 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |- | 2019–20 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 59 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 37 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |- | 2021–22 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021–22 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 43 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |- | 2022–23 | HV71 | SHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | Leksands IF | SHL | 41 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |- | 2023–24 | Leksands IF | SHL | 52 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024–25 | Leksands IF | SHL | 38 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | SHL totals ! 216 ! 31 ! 94 ! 125 ! 75 ! 12 ! 0 ! 6 ! 6 ! 2 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2015 | Sweden | U17 | {{bronze3}} | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2016 | Sweden | IH18 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |- | 2017 | Sweden | U18 | 4th | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019 | Sweden | WJC | 5th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" | Junior totals ! 23 ! 4 ! 11 ! 15 ! 12 |}
==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Awards ! Year ! |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | colspan="3" | AHL |- | All-Star Game | 2020 | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://theahl.com/bracco-liljegren-added-to-all-star-roster |title=Bracco, Liljegren added to All-Star roster |publisher=American Hockey League |date=2020-01-26 |accessdate=2020-02-01 |archive-date=2020-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130165725/https://theahl.com/bracco-liljegren-added-to-all-star-roster |url-status=dead }}</ref> |}
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