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).
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 2020âÂÂ21 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 2022âÂÂ23 Liiga season with Kärpät, posting a 6âÂÂ5âÂÂ8 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 2023âÂÂ24 NHL season.
Blomqvist played with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the 2023âÂÂ24 AHL season, and was selected to the AHL All-Star Game.
Blomqvist made his NHL debut on 10 October 2024, in Pittsburgh's 6âÂÂ3 win against the Detroit Red Wings. Blomqvist played in 15 games for Pittsburgh in the 2024âÂÂ25 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.
Blomqvist represented the Finland junior team at the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Blomqvist was born to parents Anders and Nina, and has an older brother, Emil.
Blomqvist is a Finnish Swede.