Johansson Returns Home
Veteran NHL Forward Marcus Johansson Departs Wild, Signs with Farjestad
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Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Johansson, 35, will not return to the NHL and instead has signed a one-year deal with Farjestad BK in Sweden. Coming off a strong 2025-26 season with Minnesota, he totaled 49 points on 15 goals and 34 assists in 75 games and added four goals in 11 playoff contests before the Wild were eliminated in the second round. Johansson was a pending unrestricted free agent with his market starting July 1, but opted not to test it and will rejoin the club where he previously played as a young pro. The Swedish Olympian has spent multiple stints with the Capitals and also played for the Devils, Bruins, Sabres, Kraken, and Wild across a 16-year NHL career totaling 1,058 games and 200 goals. His departure leaves the Wild needing to reshuffle their top-six, particularly the second-line winger role he occupied for much of the past four seasons. The signing also marks a return home for a player who previously developed in the Farjestad system and has now decided to close out his career in Europe.
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The Athletic’s Michael Russo said on X that Johansson—who had been pending a July 1 unrestricted free-agent decision—“has signed a contract to return to Sweden and play back with Farjestad.”
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In the Wild’s playoff run, Johansson scored four goals total—including three against the Colorado Avalanche—tying him directly to the club’s elimination in the second round.
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Johansson reached a major career milestone in November: he became “just the 20th Swedish-born player” to skate in 1,000 NHL games and was honored with a commemorative silver stick for the landmark.
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This will be Johansson’s second stint with Färjestad BK; he previously played 87 games for the club from 2008-10 before signing an entry-level contract with Washington.
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During his time with Minnesota, Johansson totaled 281 games with 49 goals and 96 assists (145 points), and he was described as playing a “key middle-six forward role” in each of his last four seasons.
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