Penguins goaltending prospects Joel Blomqvist, Calle Clang selected for national teams
Penguins goaltending prospects Joel Blomqvist and Calle Clang have been named to the under-20 national teams of Finland and Sweden, respectively, for an upcoming showcase tournament in July and August.
Blomqvist, 19, was the Penguins’ second-round pick (No. 52 overall) in 2020. He spent most of this past season with Kokkolan Hermes of the Mestis, Finland’s second-tier league. In 16 games, he had a 6-4-6 record with a 2.67 goals-against average, a .907 save percentage and one shutout. In December and January, he was a member of Finland’s junior team that won a bronze medal in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Junior Championship tournament.
Clang, 19, was a third-round pick (No. 77 overall) in 2020. The vast majority of his 2020-21 season was spent with Kristianstads IK of the HockeyAllsvensken, the second-tier league in Sweden. Appearing in 32 games, he had a 13-19-0 record with a 2.46 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage.
The showcase tournament, colloquially referred to as the World Junior Summer Showcase, is scheduled to be held between July 24 and 31 at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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