| Height: | 6-3 |
| Weight: | 202 |
| Year: | Freshman |
| Hometown: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Position: | Defense |
| Junior Team: | Waterloo (USHL) |
| Shoots/Catches: | Left |
Freshman (2020-21): Played in 28 games for the Lakers… Posted two goals and five assists for seven points… Tied for third on the team in game winning goals (2)... Ranked first among all WCHA rookies and tied for second among all WCHA defensemen in game winning goals… Scored the game winning goal for the Lakers in the team’s 4-1 win over No. 13/12 Bemidji State in the WCHA Semifinals on March 19… Notched his first career goal, which was also the first game winning goal of his collegiate career, in the Lakers 5-2 win at No. 17 Bemidji State on March 3… Recorded his first career multi-point game on March 3 at Bemidji (1G, 1A)... Registered his first collegiate point with an assist on Nov. 27 against Adrian… Made his collegiate debut on Nov. 22 against Michigan Tech… Named WCHA Rookie of the Week on March 8.
High School/Juniors: Played three seasons of junior hockey including one season in the Swedish SuperElit league in 2017-18 and two seasons in the United States Hockey League (USHL) from 2018-20… Posted 23 points (2G, 21A) in 45 games played with AIK J20 of the SuperElit League during the 2017-18 season… Played two seasons with the Waterloo Black Hawks from 2018-20 in the USHL in Waterloo, Iowa… Coached by P.K. O’Handley… Posted 13 points (1G, 12A) in 60 games played during the 2018-19 season with the Black Hawks… Recorded 16 points (2G, 14G) in 49 games with Waterloo during the 2019-20 season… A 2018 graduate of Solna Gymnasium School in Solna, Sweden… Coached at Solna Gymnasium by Peter Nylander.
Personal: Son of Johan and Maria Bengtsson… Has one brother, Linus…Hobbies including playing golf and padel... Born in Stockholm, Sweden... Majoring in international business.
Head Coach Damon Whitten on what Jacob will bring to the Lakers: “Jacob is a smart and mobile defenseman who joins us from Waterloo Blackhwaks of the USHL where outgoing senior captain Collin Saccoman played. Like Saccoman, he makes great reads on both sides of the puck and has the potential to be a top defenseman in the league.”
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6 | Ferris State | W, 2-1 |
| Mar 12 | Alabama-Huntsville | W, 6-1 |
| Mar 13 | Alabama-Huntsville | W, 4-1 |
| Mar 19 | Bemidji State | W, 4-1 |
| Mar 20 | Northern Michigan | W, 6-3 |
| Mar 26 | at Massachusetts | L, 5-1 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 28 | 19 | ||
| Points | 7 | 6 | ||
| Goals | 2 | 2 | ||
| Assists | 5 | 4 | ||
| PIM | 26 | 20 | ||
| +/- | +0 | +1 | ||
| Power-play goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Empty net goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Games started | 3 | 2 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 2 | 2 | ||
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shots | 22 | 19 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21 | Michigan Tech | T, 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 22 | Michigan Tech | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | Adrian | W, 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at Adrian | W, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | Alabama-Huntsville | T, 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | Alabama-Huntsville | W, 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 | Bemidji State | L, 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 3 | Bemidji State | T, 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 8 | at Northern Michigan | W, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 9 | at Northern Michigan | W, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 15 | Minnesota State | L, 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 16 | Minnesota State | L, 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 6 | Northern Michigan | W, 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 7 | Northern Michigan | L, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 12 | at Bowling Green | W, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 13 | at Bowling Green | W, 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 16 | at Michigan Tech | W, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 19 | Alabama-Huntsville | W, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20 | Alabama-Huntsville | W, 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 23 | at Michigan Tech | L, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 26 | at Ferris State | W, 4-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2 | at Bemidji State | L, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | at Bemidji State | W, 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 6 | Ferris State | W, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 12 | Alabama-Huntsville | W, 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 13 | Alabama-Huntsville | W, 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 19 | Bemidji State | W, 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 20 | Northern Michigan | W, 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | at Massachusetts | L, 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 28 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 26 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Conference | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Away | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | +10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Losses | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ties | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| November | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| December | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| January | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| February | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| March | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
