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2020 NHL Draft

Joel Blomqvist in the 2020 NHL Draft

Pittsburgh Penguins selected Joel Blomqvist 52nd overall in the 2020 NHL Draft, with the 21st pick of round 2.

He was the third of the 17 Finns selected that year. It was the first of the 5 picks Pittsburgh Penguins made in the draft. Of the 216 players selected in 2020, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 15 games put him 69th in the class.

Overall pick
52
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 21
Drafting team
PITPittsburgh Penguins
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 49–55 in the 2020 draft

  1. 49Forfeited pickARI
  2. 50Yan KuznetsovD73 GP · 14 PCGY
  3. 51Theodor NiederbachCDET
  4. 52Joel BlomqvistG15 GP · 4 WPIT
  5. 53Vasily PonomarevC9 GP · 2 PCAR
  6. 54Emil AndraeD112 GP · 22 PPHI
  7. 55Cross HanasLDET

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2020 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2020 class

3rd
of 17 Finns selected
3rd
of 20 goaltenders selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Finns selected

  1. 12Anton LundellC375 GP · 207 PFLA
  2. 33Roby JarventieL10 GP · 1 POTT
  3. 52Joel BlomqvistG15 GP · 4 WPIT
  4. 59Roni HirvonenCTOR
  5. 64Topi NiemelaDTOR
  6. 66Kasper SimontaivalRLAK
  7. 70Eemil ViroDDET
  8. 71Leevi MeriläinenG45 GP · 18 WOTT
  9. 82Joni JurmoDVAN
  10. 112Juho MarkkanenGLAK

+ 7 more

Every pick from Finland in the 2020 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Joel Blomqvist made his NHL debut on October 10, 2024, 4 years and 3 days after the draft.

15
Games
4
Wins
0
Shutouts
.885
Save %

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Pittsburgh Penguins picks in the 2020 draft

  1. 52Joel BlomqvistG15 GP · 4 WPIT
  2. 77Calle ClangGNo NHL gamesPIT
  3. 108Lukas SvejkovskyCPIT
  4. 149Raivis AnsonsRPIT
  5. 170Chase YoderCPIT