David Bernhardt (born 1 December 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Bernhardt was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the seventh round (199th overall) of the 2016 NHL entry draft.
Playing career Bernhardt made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Djurgårdens IF during the 2016–17 SHL season. On 26 November 2016, he agreed to an additional one-year contract extension until 2018 with Djurgården.
During the 2018–19 season, having tallied just 1 assist in 16 games in the final year of his contract with Djurgårdens IF, Bernhardt was released and signed by rival club, Växjö Lakers, to a new three-year contract on 4 January 2019.
After MoDo Hockey demotion to the Allsvenskan, Bernhardt left the club to remain in the SHL, signing a three-year contract with Linköping HC on 9 April 2025.
David's older brother Daniel was also formerly a prospect with the Djurgårdens IF organization, and was drafted by the New York Rangers in 2015.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2013–14 Djurgårdens IF J20 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2014–15 Djurgårdens IF J20 38 6 9 15 10 7 0 1 1 4 2014–15 Väsby IK Div.1 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2015–16 Djurgårdens IF J20 45 10 28 38 30 7 3 3 6 2 2016–17 Djurgårdens IF J20 21 9 12 21 28 2 0 1 1 0 2016–17 Djurgårdens IF SHL 27 2 5 7 4 — — — — — 2017–18 Djurgårdens IF SHL 51 1 10 11 6 2 0 3 3 0 2018–19 Djurgårdens IF SHL 16 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2018–19 Växjö Lakers SHL 20 3 4 7 4 7 0 1 1 22019–20Växjö LakersSHL90002—————2019–20SaiPaLiiga3316712—————2020–21SaiPaLiiga3538116—————2020–21HIFKLiiga100000803302021–22MoDo HockeyAllsv5214304455134812102022–23MoDo HockeyAllsv52193251241710112142023–24MoDo HockeySHL523172016—————2024–25MoDo HockeySHL5110223246————— SHL totals 226 19 59 78 78 9 0 4 4 2Liiga totals78414181880330
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2017 Sweden WJC 4th 7 0 3 3 4 Junior totals 7 0 3 3 4
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