Boldy joined the
USA Hockey National Team Development Program for the
2017–18 USHL season and led the team with 11 goals and four shorthanded goals in 13 games as a rookie. During the
2019 NHL entry draft, Boldy was selected 12th overall by the
Minnesota Wild.
Collegiate In his sophomore season with Boston College, he led the Eagles in scoring with 11 goals, 20 assists and 31 points in 22 games of the shortened
2020–21 season. Boldy was named a
Hobey Baker Award Top Ten Finalist before opting to end his collegiate career. On March 31, 2021, Boldy was signed to a three-year,
entry-level contract with the Wild and was assigned to their
American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the
Iowa Wild, for the remainder of the season.
Professional On January 6, 2022, Boldy made his NHL debut, scoring the game-winning goal against the
Boston Bruins in the Wild's 3–2 win. On February 14, 2022, Boldy earned his first NHL hat trick against the
Detroit Red Wings in the Minnesota Wild's 7–4 win. He finished his first season with the Wild with 15 goals and 24 assists in 47 games. On January 16, 2023, the Wild signed Boldy to a seven-year, $49 million contract extension. At the end of the
2024–25 season Boldy was named as a top-10 NHL forward by NHL.com and posted a season best of 27 goals, 46 assists and overall 73 points slightly higher then the previous
2023–24 season with 29 goals, 40 assists and 69 overall points. During the
2025–26 season Boldy was ranked fourth in the NHL for goals with 27 and fifteenth in shots on goal with 157 by January 2026. Boldy had recorded his fifth overall four-point game by the end of February 2026 after the 2026 Winter Olympics, tying the record of
Mats Zuccarello for the second most in Wild history. He also became the first player in franchise history to record consecutive four point games. ==International play==