Hailing from Falun, Sweden, standing at 6 feet tall and weighing 189 pounds, he made his mark in the OHL with the London Knights, scoring 60 points in 2018-19.
Before the NHL, he played in the SHL and with Brynäs IF. Internationally, Boqvist won a bronze medal at the IIHF U18 World Championship 2018 and at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2017.