Sascha Boumedienne
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| 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]
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]
