“Could definitely compete with them” – Joel Blomqvist in pursuit of being No. 1 goalie for Penguins
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Pittsburg Penguin prospective goaltender Joel Blomqvist has been striving hard to snatch the No. 1 starting goalie position for himself, after fighting it out with goalie Tristan Jarry and Casey DeSmith. Though he won’t try it just now, he’s confident that within a span of time he will be up to the job.
He stated, “It’s a pretty hard question, but I do think I’m able to compete with them”. “Maybe not really yet, but with some more experience and improving some areas in my game, I could definitely compete with them.” Currently Jarry is the starting goalie for the team, while DeSmith is acting as his backup.
Joel Blomqvist honing his skills to compete against Tristan Jarry and Casey DeSmith
Penguins’ goalie development coach Kain Tisi said, “He’s just a special guy. If you’ve seen what he’s done in Finland, it’s been incredible”. “He progressed as the year developed last year. His skill set as a goalie, his movement, I think we value that very much. He has a calm demeanor. Nothing really rattles him.” “A great human being. An amazing kid, or young man, I should say. He’s just got a phenomenal skillset and talent. We’re extremely excited for him.”
Last season with Karpat of Liiga, he achieved 6-3-5 with a 1.32 goals-against-average, a .940 save percentage, and 5 shutouts in 20 games. For this season, he will be returning to play with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Tisi noted, “I think, organizationally, we’ll evaluate what’s best for him”. “I think he’s got a great spot in Finland. I’ve been there to see his setup in Karpat. A lot of success that he’s had there. We’ll reevaluate after the development camp here and go from there.”
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