Lucas Axel Louis Raymond (born 28 March 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a left winger and alternate captain for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. He was drafted fourth overall by the Red Wings in the 2020 NHL entry draft.
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Playing career
On 4 October 2018, Raymond made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut with Frölunda HC. In doing so, he became the first player born in 2002 to play in the SHL. Later that season on 28 December, he scored his first professional goal against Skellefteå AIK, at the age of 16.
On 17 April 2021, Raymond was signed by the Detroit Red Wings to a three-year, entry-level contract.
In his first North American season, Raymond made the Red Wings opening night roster to begin the 2021–22 season. On 19 October 2021, Raymond scored his first NHL goal on Joonas Korpisalo of the Columbus Blue Jackets, helping the Red Wings to a 4–1 victory. On 24 October, Raymond scored his first career NHL hat trick against Marc-André Fleury and posted a career-best four points in a 6–3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Raymond was named the NHL Rookie of the Month for November 2021 after recording 12 points in 14 games.
At the end of the 2023-24 season, Raymond led the Detroit Red Wings with 72 points, broken down into 31 goals and 41 assists. This raised anticipation surrounding his then-pending contract extension.
On 16 September 2024, it was announced that he signed an eight-year, 64.6 million-dollar contract extension with the Detroit Red Wings. During the 2024-25 season following his extension, he recorded his first NHL shorthanded goal against Buffalo Sabres netminder Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen on 26 October 2024, and tallied a career-high of 80 points.
In February 2025, Raymond participated in the Four Nations Face-Off, a best-on-best hockey tournament that was held in place of the NHL All Star Game and skills competition. There he tallied 3 points for Sweden.
Raymond hit several milestones during the 2025-26 season, recording his 100th NHL goal on 11 October 2025 - a go-ahead powerplay goal in a win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. On 8 January 2026, he recorded his 300th NHL point, becoming the third youngest Detroit Red Wing to reach the milestone, behind only Steve Yzerman and Marcel Dionne. Later that season, in April 2026, Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider combined to make 2025-26 the first Red Wings season since 2007-08 to feature multiple players with 50+ assists (Niklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk).
Personal life
His father Jean was born in France and moved to Sweden at the age of 15. He has an older brother named Hugo.
International play
Raymond appeared in the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship, playing for Sweden. He helped Sweden win its first ever medal in the tournament when he completed a hat trick with an overtime goal to beat Russia in the final.
He represented Sweden as an alternate captain at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and won a bronze medal, and served as an alternate captain for team Sweden again at the 2025 IIHF World Championship, playing an even more pivotal role in securing back-to-back bronze for his country. During the tournament he put up eleven points, including two high-impact goals against Czechia in the quarterfinal round and a goal in the 6-2 victory over Denmark in the bronze medal match on 25 May 2025.
Raymond made his Olympic debut in February 2026, playing for Sweden in the XXV Olympic Winter Games held in Milan, Italy. There he ranked third out of all men’s tournament competitors in points, tallying one goal and a record eight assists for Sweden in five games-played, before the team fell to the United States in the quarter-final.