Sebastian Aho (ice hockey, born 1996)

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Sebastian Aho
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
in 2019
Born (1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 (age 28)
Umeå, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
New York Islanders
Skellefteå AIK
National team  
NHL Draft
139th overall,
Playing career 2013–present

Sebastian Johannes Aho

2017 NHL Entry Draft
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Playing career

SHL

Aho played as a youth with IF Björklöven before moving the fellow Swedish club Skellefteå AIK. Aho made his Elitserien debut on the blueline in 1 game with Skellefteå AIK during the 2012–13 season.[2] He was signed to a new four-year contract with the club on Tuesday, 28 May 2013.[3]

After helping Skellefteå AIK claim a second straight championship, Aho was rated amongst the top 10 European skaters for the

2015 NHL Entry Draft.[5]

NHL

Aho was eventually drafted in his fourth eligible draft as an average prospect by the

Bridgeport Sound Tigers to begin the 2017–18 season after attending training camp.[7] He was recalled to the NHL on 28 December,[8] and played his first NHL game in a 6–1 loss against the Colorado Avalanche on 31 December.[9] He scored his first NHL goal in a 5–4 win over the New Jersey Devils on 7 January 2018.[10]

After attending the Islanders training camp prior to the

Personal life

He is of Finnish descent through his father.[13] Finnish coach Tuomas Tuokkola and Finnish goaltender Pekka Tuokkola are his cousins.[13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 IF Björklöven J18 20 3 6 9 12
2010–11 IF Björklöven J18 Allsv 7 0 0 0 4
2011–12 Skellefteå AIK J18 16 1 12 13 2
2011–12 Skellefteå AIK J18 Allsv 17 3 2 5 10 7 0 2 2 2
2012–13 Skellefteå AIK J18 Allsv 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 1 2
2012–13 Skellefteå AIK
J20
38 1 11 12 14 4 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Skellefteå AIK SEL 1 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Skellefteå AIK J20 27 7 16 23 18
2013–14 Skellefteå AIK SHL 21 1 4 5 2 13 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Skellefteå AIK J20 4 0 2 2 4
2014–15 Skellefteå AIK SHL 41 1 8 9 14 13 1 3 4 8
2015–16 Skellefteå AIK SHL 39 3 13 16 12 16 3 4 7 6
2016–17 Skellefteå AIK SHL 50 10 20 30 10 7 0 2 2 0
2017–18
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
AHL 40 9 20 29 20
2017–18 New York Islanders NHL 22 1 3 4 6
2018–19 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 67 9 37 46 36 5 0 2 2 6
2019–20 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 49 3 27 30 18
2020–21 New York Islanders NHL 3 1 1 2 2
2021–22 New York Islanders NHL 36 2 10 12 10
2022–23 New York Islanders NHL 71 5 18 23 22 6 0 1 1 2
SHL totals 152 15 45 60 38 49 4 9 13 14
NHL totals 132 9 32 41 40 6 0 1 1 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Sweden U17 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 4 4 14
2013 Sweden WJC18 5th 5 0 0 0 4
2013 Sweden IH18 7th 2 0 0 0 0
2014 Sweden WJC18 4th 4 2 0 2 8
2015 Sweden
WJC
4th 7 1 3 4 2
Junior totals 24 3 7 10 28

Awards and honors

Award Year
SHL
Le Mat Trophy champion 2014
AHL
All-Star Game
2018, 2019, 2020 [14]

References

  1. ^ Prewitt, Alex (21 February 2018). "For the NHL's Two Sebastian Ahos, the Similarities Run Deeper Than Their Name". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Skellefteå AIK". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  3. ^ Lindgren, Tobias (28 May 2013). "Sebastian Aho klar för Skellefteå AIK". Skellefteå AIK (in Northern Sami (Sweden)). Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  4. ^ "NHL CSS 2014 International skaters final rankings". NHL.com. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  5. ^ "NHL CSS 2015 International skaters final rankings". NHL.com. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Aho agrees to entry-level deal". New York Islanders. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Islanders Trim Training Camp Roster To 31". NHL.com. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Islanders place Boychuk on IR, recall Aho from Bridgeport". sportsnet.ca. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  9. ^ Staple, Arthur (31 December 2017). "Islanders defenseman Sebastian Aho makes his NHL debut vs. Avalanche". newsday.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  10. ^ The Canadian Press (7 January 2018). "Nelson lifts Islanders over Devils in shootout". TSN.ca. New York: TSN. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Islanders Trim Training Camp Roster". soundtigers.com. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Aho and Dal Colle Selected to 2019 All-Star Classic". NHL.com. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  13. ^ a b Lahtinen, Miikka (4 July 2017). "Todella harvinaista! NHL:ssä nähtäneen ensi kaudella peräti kaksi Sebastian Ahoa". Leijonat (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Bracco, Liljegren added to All-Star roster". American Hockey League. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

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