Prospects Blomqvist and Clang Selected to 2021 World Junior Championship by Pittsburgh Penguins @penguins / Media Release
Pittsburgh Penguins prospects Joel Blomqvist and Calle Clang will represent Team Finland and Team Sweden, respectively, at the 2021 World Junior Championship held Dec. 25-Jan. 5 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.
Blomqvist, 18, was drafted by Pittsburgh in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft. This season, the goaltender has split time between Karpat of Liiga, Finland s top professional league, and Hermes of Mestis, Finland s second-tier professional league. In two games with Karpat, Blomqvist has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.50 goals-against average and .914 save percentage. With Hermes, he has gone 3-3-3 in nine games with a 2.56 goals-against average, .908 save percentage and one