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 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.
On 16 October 2021, Blomqvist recorded his first Liiga shutout. On 15 April 2022, Blomqvist signed an amateur contract with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
In October 2022, Blomqvist sustained a concussion after a collision with HIFK's Iiro Pakarinen. In December, after another collision, Blomqvist again suffered from concussion symptoms. He returned to play for Kärpät in March 2023. Blomqvist completed the 2022–23 Liiga season with Kärpät, posting a 6–5–8 record, 2.29 goals against average, .907 save percentage, and one shutout in 21 regular-season games; he then signed an amateur contract with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on 4 April 2023. On 5 April 2023, he signed with Pittsburgh on a three-year, entry-level contract that would begin in the 2023–24 NHL season.
Blomqvist played with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the 2023–24 AHL season, and was selected to the AHL All-Star Game.
Blomqvist made his NHL debut on 10 October 2024, in Pittsburgh's 6–3 win against the Detroit Red Wings. Blomqvist played in 15 games for Pittsburgh in the 2024–25 NHL season, posting an .885 save percentage.
On 26 September 2025, the Penguins announced Blomqvist had suffered a lower-body injury, and would miss a minimum of four weeks.
International play Blomqvist represented the Finland junior team at the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Personal life Blomqvist was born to parents Anders and Nina, and has an older brother, Emil.
Blomqvist is a Finnish Swede.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season 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 2024–25 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 18 8 7 3 1057 50 1 2.84 .914 1 0 1 39 3 0 4.60 .885 2024–25 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 15 4 9 1 772 49 0 3.81 .885 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 26 16 5 4 1527 61 1 2.40 .913 — — — — — — — — Liiga totals 45 14 8 14 2,316 74 6 1.92 .917 10 4 5 583 17 0 1.75 .922 NHL totals 15 4 9 1 772 49 0 3.81 .885 — — — — — — — —
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 8 4 4 0 611 28 1 2.75 .908
Awards and honors Award Year RefJr. A Champion (Oulun Kärpät) 2019 First All-Star Team 2020 Jorma Valtonen Award 2020Liiga Best SVS% (940) 2022 AHL All-Star Game 2024 Second All-Star Team 2024 All-Rookie Team 2024
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