SUNRISE, Florida: The Florida Panthers have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with forward Jesper Boqvist, according to a statement made today by General Manager Bill Zito and President of Hockey Operations.
Zito described Jesper as a “skilled, dynamic forward with strong skating ability.” “His arrival deepens our lineup for the forthcoming campaign.”
In 47 games with the Boston Bruins from 2023–24, Boqvist, 25, recorded 14 points (6–18–14) and a plus–14 rating. In addition, he participated in 31 AHL games for the Providence Bruins, Boston’s affiliate, scoring 23 points (10-133-23) and earning a plus-10 rating.
The 184-pound, 6-foot-1 native of Falun, Sweden, has played in 236 NHL games for the New Jersey Devils (2019–20 to 2022-23) and Boston (2023–24), scoring 69 points (34–35–69). He reached the 10-goal mark in back-to-back years with New Jersey from 2021–22 to 2022–23.
Prior to his North American career, Boqvist appeared in four Swedish Hockey League (SHL) seasons with Brynäs IF, recording 55 points (16-39-55) over 98 games.
On the international stage, Boqvist won silver medals with Sweden at the 2018 IIHF U20 World Junior Championship, the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship and 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament.
The New Jersey Devils originally selected Boqvist with their 36th overall pick in the second round of the 2017 NHL Draft.
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The first day of free agency for the Florida Panthers following their first Stanley Cup championship proceeded more slowly than usual. The main story of the day was the announcement of Sam Reinhart’s eight-year contract extension, which was expected given that both the Panthers and Reinhart had stated throughout the season that a $69 million deal was eventually completed.
