Bruins prospect Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson will return to Sweden to sign a contract with Vaxjo of the Swedish Hockey League.
“Jakob will continue his professional hockey career and development in the SHL,’’ Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said in a statement Tuesday. “We support his decision to be closer to his family at this time in his life.’’
According to Sweeney, Forsbacka Karlsson has indicated that he “fully intends’’ to rejoin the Bruins in the future. The organization will retain his rights.
“For right now, he feels playing at home in Sweden is what is best for him,’’ Sweeney said.