Joel_Blomqvist_(ice_hockey)

Joel Blomqvist (ice hockey)

Joel Blomqvist (ice hockey)

Finnish ice hockey player (born 2002)


Joel Blomqvist (born 10 January 2002) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He currently plays with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the second round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft by the Penguins with the 52nd overall pick.[1][2]

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Playing career

Blomqvist played with within Oulun Kärpät organization in the Finnish Liiga. After completing the 2022–23 season with Kärpät and posting a 6–5–8 record, 2.29 goals against average, .907 save percentage and one shutout in 21 regular-season games. He was then signed to an amateur tryout contract for a second consecutive season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL on 4 April 2023. He was later signed on 6 April 2023, to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins commencing in the 2023–24 season.[3]

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References

  1. "Joel Blomqvist". Elite Prospects. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. "2020 NHL Draft: Complete results, list of picks for Rounds 1-7". NBC. October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

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