\u201cIf I was to sit here based on what I\u2019ve seen, (Boisvert) could be a guy who will need to have a physical impact on the game on a night-to-night basis,\u201d Hawks coach Jeff Blashill said. \u201cIf he can do that, he becomes a real commodity because then he has a physical impact with some ability to make a play, with the ability to hold on to the puck, those types of things.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe can add something to our team I don\u2019t know we have enough of, and that\u2019s that hard skill. If he can do that, it\u2019ll be a real positive for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Boisvert, 19, won\u2019t play against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday as the Quebec native works through the immigration process, and Blashill still is figuring out what his role will be upon arrival.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll take it game by game and see where he fits exactly, (but) it\u2019s also important that guys understand they\u2019re going to get some opportunity, but you have to earn it,\u201d Blashill said. \u201cIt\u2019s a little bit misleading to bring him in here, play him every game, play him on the first line and be like, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s the way it is.\u2019 A lot of times you have to earn it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Boisvert is coming off an uneven sophomore season at Boston University after transferring from North Dakota. He had nine points in his first nine games with the Terriers, including a four-assist game Nov. 8 at Merrimack, but inconsistent play and injuries loomed over the rest of his season. He had just eight points after Nov. 15 and didn\u2019t score a goal after Jan. 12.<\/p>\n
He was a healthy scratch in BU\u2019s Hockey East Tournament opener versus Vermont, and College Hockey Insider\u2019s Mike McMahon reported that Boisvert was late to a team workout<\/a> \u2014 not for the first time \u2014 and was left out of the lineup.<\/p>\n The scratch raised questions about Boisvert\u2019s off-ice discipline before BU\u2019s season-ending loss to Connecticut in the quarterfinals, but it didn\u2019t stop Hawks general manager Kyle Davidson from inking a deal with his 2024 draft pick.<\/p>\n Before the Hawks drafted him, Boisvert had 113 points (53 goals, 60 assists) in 118 regular-season games with the USHL\u2019s Muskegon Lumberjacks, becoming a point-per-game player in his second season.<\/p>\n He then had a quality freshman year at North Dakota with 32 points (18 goals, 14 assists) and was named National Collegiate Hockey Conference Rookie of the Year. The Fighting Hawks, however, missed the NCAA Tournament and fired coach Brad Berry. Amid the uncertainty, Boisvert transferred to BU.<\/p>\n![\"North](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CTC-L-BLACKHAWKS_b55fdd.jpg\")
North Dakota forward Sacha Boisvert skates against Cornell on Nov. 2, 2024, in Ithaca, N.Y. (AP Photo\/Adrian Kraus)<\/p>\n