Defenseman Sebastian Aho, who spent the past two seasons under contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, has signed a two-year contract with the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League.
That team announced the transaction Sunday.
Aho, a native of Sweden, remains under contract to the Penguins until July 1. With regards to his NHL status, he is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent.
A left-handed shot, the 30-year-old Aho signed with the Penguins in 2024, agreeing to a contract with a salary cap hit of $775,000 but played only at the American Hockey League level with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Injuries limited Aho (5-foot-10, 180 pounds) to 56 games over his two seasons with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. This season, he appeared in 29 contests and scored 14 points (two goals, 14 assists).
A fifth-round draft pick (No. 139 overall) of the New York Islanders, Aho spent parts of five seasons with that club, appearing in 190 career games and posting 50 points (11 goals, 39 assists) before signing with the Penguins.
Following this transaction, the Penguins now have 14 remaining players who finished the 2025-26 season under contract with the club and are scheduled to become unrestricted or restricted free agents July 1 (and have not yet signed with a European team):
Unrestricted
Forwards — Noel Acciari, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Kevin Hayes, Boko Imama, Anthony Mantha
Defensemen — Connor Clifton, Ryan Shea
Goaltenders — Taylor Gauthier, Stuart Skinner
Restricted
Forwards — Egor Chinakhov, Ville Koivunen
Defenseman — Alex Alexeyev
Goaltenders — Joel Blomqvist, Arturs Silovs
