The Chicago Blackhawks selected Boqvist, a defenseman from Falun, Sweden, with the No. 8 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft after he made his Swedish Hockey League debut with Brynas, playing 15 SHL games in 2017-18.
Boqvist quickly signed with Chicago and came to North America, playing with London of the Ontario Hockey League in 2018-19 and scoring 20 goals and 60 points in 54 games. That was enough to convince the Blackhawks that he was ready for the NHL.
The Chicago Blackhawks selected Boqvist, a defenseman from Falun, Sweden, with the No. 8 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft after he made his Swedish Hockey League debut with Brynas, playing 15 SHL games in 2017-18.
Boqvist quickly signed with Chicago and came to North America, playing with London of the Ontario Hockey League in 2018-19 and scoring 20 goals and 60 points in 54 games. That was enough to convince the Blackhawks that he was ready for the NHL.
He made his NHL debut against the Los Angeles Kings on Nov. 2, 2019 and scored his first goal one night later against the Anaheim Ducks.
Boqvist's older brother, center Jesper Boqvist, was a second-round choice (No. 36) by the New Jersey Devils in the 2017 NHL Draft who also made his debut in 2019-20.
NOTES & TRANSACTIONS
- OHL Second All-Star Team (2019)
- Traded to Columbus by Chicago with a 1st-round pick in 2021 NHL Draft, a 2nd-round pick in 2021 NHL Draft and a 1st-round pick in 2022 or 2023 NHL Draft for Seth Jones, a 1st-round pick in 2021 NHL Draft and a 6th-round pick in 2022 NHL Draft, July 23, 2021.
