# Joel Blomqvist (ice hockey)

Joel Blomqvist (born 10 January 2002) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract as a prospect to for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

## Playing career

On 7 December 2019, Blomqvist made his Liiga debut for Oulun Kärpät against HIFK. He made his first Liiga start on 26 December 2019 against JYP. In March 2020, Blomqvist signed a three-year contract with Kärpät.
On 1 October 2020, Blomqvist earned his first Liiga win. On 6 October, he was loaned to Kokkolan Hermes for the 2020–21 Mestis season. On 7 October, he was drafted in the second round of the 2020 NHL entry draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins with the 52nd overall pick.
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.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 2018–19 | Oulun Kärpät | Jr. A | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .938 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.33 | .947 |
| 2019–20 | Oulun Kärpät | Jr. A | 34 | 26 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1.66 | .931 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 3.03 | .897 |
| 2019–20 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 4.73 | .808 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Oulun Kärpät | Jr. A | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.33 | .941 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | .914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Hermes | Mestis | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 965 | 43 | 1 | 2.67 | .907 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 601 | 31 | 0 | 3.10 | .908 |
| 2021–22 | Oulun Kärpät | Jr. A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 4.63 | .868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 20 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 952 | 21 | 5 | 1.32 | .940 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 437 | 8 | 0 | 1.10 | .950 |
| 2021–22 | Hermes | Mestis | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 239 | 9 | 0 | 2.26 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 2.05 | .926 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1181 | 45 | 1 | 2.29 | .907 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 147 | 9 | 0 | 3.69 | .848 |
| 2022–23 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | .852 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 45 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2636 | 95 | 1 | 2.16 | .921 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 3.49 | .894 |
| Liiga totals | Liiga totals | Liiga totals | 45 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 2,316 | 74 | 6 | 1.92 | .917 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 583 | 17 | 0 | 1.75 | .922 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 2018 | Finland | U17 | | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 313 | 17 | 0 | 3.26 | .894 |
| 2019 | Finland | HG18 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 298 | 11 | 1 | 2.33 | .919 |
| 2021 | Finland | WJC | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 611 | 28 | 1 | 2.75 | .908 |

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| Jr. A |||
| Champion (Oulun Kärpät) | 2019 |
| First All-Star Team | 2020 |
| Jorma Valtonen Award | 2020 |
| Liiga |||
| Best SVS% (940) | 2022 |
| AHL |||
| All-Star Game | 2024 |
| Second All-Star Team | 2024 |
| All-Rookie Team | 2024 |