Sebastian Aho arrested for driving under the influence

This is one of those bad offseason news. According to Swedish outlet Norran, New York Islanders defenseman Sebastian Aho was arrested for drunk driving in his home country of Sweden.

The report reveals that Aho was arrested at approximately 10:30 a.m. Swedish local time on August 13th. He was said to be returning home from a friends place they had visited the night before.

“I deeply regret and learn from this mistake and will definitely never drive again the next day,” Aho told Norran.

The Islanders and general manager Lou Lamoriello commented the incident and released this statement.

“We were made aware immediately of the situation regarding Sebastian Aho. We have a copy of the police report indicating that he registered a 0.03 blood alcohol content, which is .01 over Sweden’s legal limit of .02.

“Sebastian apologizes for his mistake and as an organization we will work with him to make sure this never happens again.”

Aho had his driver’s license suspended, and he was fined 40,000 Swedish Krona, which is the equivalent of $3,777.06 in US dollars.

As Lamoriello points out in his statement, Aho had a 0.03 blood alcohol content. However, it would be legal in the United States, whose legal limit is 0.08, but is 0.01 over Sweden’s legal limit of 0.02…

Fans were quick to react on social media, wondering which Sebastian Aho was the one arrested since another Sebastian Aho, a forward, plays for the Carolina Hurricanes with a more star statuts that the defenseman in Long Island.

Aho’s new two-year deal with an $825,000 cap hit gets underway this campaign as he signed it on July 9th, just before this offseason.

He keeps working to gain a consistent spot on the Islanders blue line after had a career year in 2021-22 with two goals, 10 assists, and 12 points, all career highs in 36 contests.