Sascha Boumedienne
| Sascha Boumedienne | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 17, 2007 Oulu, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| HE team | Boston University | ||
| NHL draft |
28th overall, 2025 Winnipeg Jets | ||
Sascha Boumedienne (born January 17, 2007) is a Swedish ice hockey player for the Boston University of the Hockey East. Boumedienne was drafted 28th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2025 NHL entry draft.[1]
Personal life
Boumedienne was born in Oulu, Finland, but he spent most of his youth in Sweden and the United States.[2] His father, Josef Boumedienne, is a Swedish former professional hockey player who appeared in 47 NHL games but spent most of his 17-year career in Europe and was playing for Oulun Kärpät at the time of Sascha Boumedienne's birth[2]. Boumedienne is of Finnish descent through his paternal grandmother and Algerian descent through his paternal grandfather.[3]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| 2026 United States | ||
| World U18 Championships | ||
| 2025 United States | ||
In December 2025, he was selected to represent Sweden at the 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[4] He recorded two goals and two assists in seven games and won a gold medal. This was Sweden's first gold medal at the IIHF World Junior Championship since 2012.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2023–24 | Youngstown Phantoms | USHL | 49 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Boston University | HE | 40 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 40 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sweden | U17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2024 | Sweden | HG18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | Sweden | U18 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2026 | Sweden | WJC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Junior totals | 26 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 14 | ||||
References
- ^ Brooks, Carter (2025-06-28). "Winnipeg Jets Select Sascha Boumedienne 28th Overall at 2025 NHL Draft". The Hockey News. Retrieved 2026-01-14.
- ^ a b Untamala, Eemil (30 April 2025). "Oulussa syntynyt Sascha, 18, takoo huimia pistemääriä jääkiekon MM-kisoissa – tästä syystä hän ei edusta Suomea" [Sascha, 18, born in Oulu, is racking up incredible point totals at the Ice Hockey World Championships – this is why he is not representing Finland]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Kiekkokiertolainen pysähtyi treenaamaan Jyväskylään" [The hockey journeyman stopped to train in Jyväskylä]. Yle (in Finnish). 19 December 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ Smeds, Jacob (5 December 2025). "Sweden Reveals World Juniors Squad". The Hockey News. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (5 January 2026). "Swedes win dramatic third gold". IIHF.com. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database