SABRES SIGN MCDONOUGH TO ONE-YEAR DEAL
Forward posted career-highs last season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Jul 2, 2026The Buffalo Sabres announced today that the team has agreed to terms with forward Aidan McDonough one a one-year, two-way contract for the 2026-27 season.
McDonough, 26, completed his third full season in the AHL and first with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton organization in 2025-26, where he posted 23 goals, 21 assists, 44 points and 140 shots in 65 games, all which career-highs. Also, tallied four goals and four assists for eight points along with 31 shots during the Penguins’ run to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2026.
The Milton, Mass., native has appeared in 139 career regular-season AHL contests since the start of the 2023-24 season, recording 44 goals, 35 assists, 79 points, and 258 shots with Abbotsford, Charlotte, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Also, he has registered eight points (4+4) and 31 shots in 17 Calder Cup Playoff appearances with the Canucks and Penguins.
In six games in the NHL during the 2022-23 season with the Vancouver Canucks, the 6-foot-2, 201-pound forward scored his first career goal on Mar. 31 versus Calgary after making his debut on Mar. 26 at Chicago.
Prior to turning pro, McDonough spent four years at Northeastern University from 2019-23, posting 124 points (66+58) in 124 games. In addition to being named to the Hockey East All-Academic team all four seasons, he was the Huskies’ leading scorer, offensive MVP and earned First Team East All-American in 2021-22 and 2022-23.
McDonough spent one season with the USHL’s Cedar Rapids, logging 42 points (21+21) in 50 contests during the 2018-19 season before adding seven points (4+3) in six playoff tilts.