Penguins sign former Islanders D Sebastian Aho to two-year contract

Field Level Media|published: Tue 2nd July, 15:42 2024

NHL: Boston Bruins at New York Islanders

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin (30) makes a save in front of Boston Bruins left wing Danton Heinen (43) and left wing Jake DeBrusk (74) and center Trent Frederic (11) and Islanders defenseman Sebastian Aho (25) during the third period at UBS Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

The Pittsburgh Penguins signed free agent defenseman Sebastian Aho to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $775,000.

The Penguins announced the deal Tuesday with Aho, 28, who played parts of five NHL seasons with the New York Islanders (2017-18, 2020-24). He played in 58 games in 2023-24, totaling nine points (two goals, seven assists) and a minus-7 rating.

The native of Sweden has 11 goals and 39 assists with a minus-10 rating, 198 blocked shots and 123 hits in 190 career games. His best season was in 2022-23, when he set career highs in games (71), goals (five), assists (18), points (23) and plus/minus (+9).

The Islanders selected him in the fifth round of the 2017 NHL Draft.

--Field Level Media

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