Jesper Boqvist accepts qualifying offer from Devils

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetJuly 22, 2022 - 2:30pm

New Jersey Devils center Jesper Boqvist, front, celebrates his goal against Arizona Coyotes goaltender Karel Vejmelka, lower left, as Coyotes defensemen J.J. Moser (62) and Anton Stralman (86) pause on the ice during the second period of an NHL hockey game. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)

New Jersey Devils forward Jesper Boqvist has accepted his qualifying offer from the team which means he will play on a one-year, two-way contract worth $874,125 this upcoming season.

Boqvist set career highs in games played (56), goals (10) and points (23) last season with the Devils. The 23-year-old was selected in the second round of the 2017 NHL Draft.

Boqvist won silver medals at IIHF under-18 World Junior Championship and the world juniors in 2018

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