Lucas Raymond

Lucas Raymond has established himself as one of the Swedish national team's most important offensive playersArticle in SVT SportRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose. Lucas Raymond grew up in Göteborg, with Frölunda HC as his youth clubArticle in Sveriges Olympiska KommittéRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. He also attended KatrinelundsgymnasietArticle in Göteborgs StadRead the sourceClose’s hockey programme, which combines upper secondary studies with hockey training.

On Frölunda’sArticle in Frölunda HC i SamhälletRead the sourceClose community website, Raymond recalls playing football and floorball and practising diving alongside hockey as a child. In his 2020Article in SHLRead the sourceClose interview with the SHLSHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Close, he also recalled briefly wanting to be a goalie before choosing to play out.

Raymond scored 3 goals in the 2019 Under-18 World ChampionshipArticle in IIHFRead the sourceClose final. One of them was the overtime winner that secured gold for SwedenArticle in IIHFRead the sourceClose.

When the SHLSHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Close interviewed him in 2020, he named Joel Lundqvist, Hjalmarsson and Mursak as important mentors at FrölundaArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose. In the same interview, he described his interest in the NHL: he followed players rather than one particular favourite teamArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose.