Playing career
On 7 December 2019, Blomqvist made his Liiga debut for Oulun Kärpät against HIFK. [1] He made his first Liiga start on 26 December 2019 against JYP. [2] [3] In March 2020, Blomqvist signed a three-year contract with Kärpät. [4]
On 1 October 2020, Blomqvist earned his first Liiga win. [5] On 6 October, he was loaned to Kokkolan Hermes for the 2020–21 Mestis season. [6] 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. [7] [8]
On 16 October 2021, Blomqvist recorded his first Liiga shutout. [9] On 15 April 2022, Blomqvist signed an amateur contract with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. [10]
In October 2022, Blomqvist sustained a concussion after a collision with HIFK's Iiro Pakarinen. [11] In December, after another collision, Blomqvist again suffered from concussion symptoms. [11] He returned to play for Kärpät in March 2023. [12] 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. [13] [14] On 5 April 2023, he signed with Pittsburgh on a three-year, entry-level contract that would begin in the 2023–24 NHL season. [15]
Blomqvist played with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the 2023–24 AHL season, and was selected to the AHL All-Star Game. [16]
Blomqvist made his NHL debut on 10 October 2024, in Pittsburgh's 6–3 win against the Detroit Red Wings. [17]
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