LD Sascha Boumedienne - Ohio Blue Jackets 16U AAA (2025 Draft)

[theslatcher]

Sascha Boumedienne - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Sascha Boumedienne, 2007-01-17 Oulu, FIN Sweden. Most recently in the undefined with Boston Univ.. Complete player biography and stats.

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Skilled and smooth skating defenseman, one of Sweden's top defensemen going into the 2025 draft, in the early stages. Just recently signed a tender with Youngstown Phantoms, their first in four years, and one of the earliest tenders in recent USHL history?

Son of Josef, who is currently working for Columbus Blue Jackets as their director of professional scouting.

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[GermanSpitfire]

Sascha Boumedienne - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Sascha Boumedienne, 2007-01-17 Oulu, FIN Sweden. Most recently in the undefined with Boston Univ.. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Skilled and smooth skating defenseman, one of Sweden's top defensemen going into the 2025 draft, in the early stages. Just recently signed a tender with Youngstown Phantoms, their first in four years, and one of the earliest tenders in recent USHL history?

Son of Josef, who is currently working for Columbus Blue Jackets as their director of professional scouting.

I knew I knew this name from somewhere - if was definitely because of the tender announcement a few weeks back.

Nice to see Youngstown getting Tenders again.

As for the player - don’t know much about him but I have heard he has a heavy shot from the point - and at his age isn’t bad at defending against the rush - also have heard the same re: his skating.

 

[BKarchitect]

His dad was an underrated talent - had a great skill and toughness combo though never quite made the jump to consistent NHLer.

If EP is correct - Sascha was born in Finland (while dad was playing with Karpat), is obviously Swedish but has played his higher level youth hockey in the USA. Is there any consideration that he may have options with regards to who he would represent internationality - at least at the youth level - or is he Swedish through and through?

 

[theslatcher]

His dad was an underrated talent - had a great skill and toughness combo though never quite made the jump to consistent NHLer.

If EP is correct - Sascha was born in Finland (while dad was playing with Karpat), is obviously Swedish but has played his higher level youth hockey in the USA. Is there any consideration that he may have options with regards to who he would represent internationality - at least at the youth level - or is he Swedish through and through?

He moved with his family to Ohio for the 2021-22 season, so only lived and played in the US for 1½ years. He's Swedish through and through, been at Sweden's U16 camp this weekend, too.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

plays now in the USHL, for the Phantoms.

Scored a goal in his USHL debut

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Sascha Boumedienne - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Sascha Boumedienne, 2007-01-17 Oulu, FIN Sweden. Most recently in the undefined with Boston Univ.. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

Skilled and smooth skating defenseman, one of Sweden's top defensemen going into the 2025 draft, in the early stages. Just recently signed a tender with Youngstown Phantoms, their first in four years, and one of the earliest tenders in recent USHL history?

Son of Josef, who is currently working for Columbus Blue Jackets as their director of professional scouting.

Josef has another son Wilson, he too plays hockey, but he i think is a forward
i believe Wilson is a 2029 draft eligible player, or something like that.

 

[NTDP]

Just wanted to put a little note for Boumedienne in here - copied from my post in the USHL thread for this year at the Fall Classic. Just two games but I liked what I saw from him a lot:

34 D Sascha Boumedienne (07) (2024 Draft) - This kid in two games showed maturity beyond his years and you see why he was tendered by Youngstown out of the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets program. His father Josef, is the director of pro scouting for the Blue Jackets in the NHL. He really didn't get beat in two games and hit on his outlet feeds. Was also a play where he gathered a loose puck going into his own zone, took a look over his shoulder and faked a backhand D to D and pivoted away from pressure to get the puck going north. Also has a blast of a shot showing it on his 1-timer goal late vs Tri-City, and let a few more go towards the net. He was used on the top PP unit and I expect this kid's stock will rise as the season goes along.

 

[Svedu]

So he could represent Sweden, the US and Finland if he wanted to? Born in Finland with a Finnish-Swedish father...

Finland welcomes you Sascha lol.

Interesting fact, Josef (his father) actually wanted to represent Finland back in the days.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I was super confused.

French sounding name, playing in the US, born in Finland and aligns with Sweden.

Knew the name seemed familiar once I got to the part on EP that shows family members

 

[theslatcher]

So he could represent Sweden, the US and Finland if he wanted to? Born in Finland with a Finnish-Swedish father...

Finland welcomes you Sascha lol.

Interesting fact, Josef (his father) actually wanted to represent Finland back in the days.

No, he can't represent Finland. Would need to spend 2-4 seasons in Finland, depending on if he has Finnish citizenship.

 

[Michael Farkas]

I expect this kid's stock will rise as the season goes along.

You're not alone there.

 

[OKR]

No, he can't represent Finland. Would need to spend 2-4 seasons in Finland, depending on if he has Finnish citizenship.

Doesn’t that only apply to people who change their nationality? He would already have Finnish nationality as it is.

 

[theslatcher]

Doesn’t that only apply to people who change their nationality? He would already have Finnish nationality as it is.

If you're a dual citizen then you need 2 seasons after the age of 10 in the country for which you wish to represent.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

I was super confused.

French sounding name, playing in the US, born in Finland and aligns with Sweden.

Knew the name seemed familiar once I got to the part on EP that shows family members

French sounding ? More like from Maghreb.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

French sounding ? More like from Maghreb.

Boumedienne, canadienne. That's where I made the weak connection

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

French sounding ? More like from Maghreb.

Yeah , same name as my science teacher Pretty common name actually here in Canada

 

[Eye of Ra]

So he could represent Sweden, the US and Finland if he wanted to? Born in Finland with a Finnish-Swedish father...

Finland welcomes you Sascha lol.

Interesting fact, Josef (his father) actually wanted to represent Finland back in the days.

his father said in a interview with hockeysverige that he feels as much as swedish as finn and algerian. he played some nt games for team Sweden. He was a good player. Good offensive skills and had a mean streak. Should have played in a couple of WC imo. Would have prefered him over Thomas Rhodin.

 

[William H Bonney]

So he could represent Sweden, the US and Finland if he wanted to? Born in Finland with a Finnish-Swedish father...

Finland welcomes you Sascha lol.

Interesting fact, Josef (his father) actually wanted to represent Finland back in the days.

I haven't seen anything that indicates he has US citizenship, unless he has it through his mom.

 

[Svedu]

French sounding ? More like from Maghreb.

Well, they do speak French there as well amigo.

 

[Svedu]

his father said in a interview with hockeysverige that he feels as much as swedish as finn and algerian. he played some nt games for team Sweden. He was a good player. Good offensive skills and had a mean streak. Should have played in a couple of WC imo. Would have prefered him over Thomas Rhodin.

Yeah, makes sense since h was born in Stockholm. But mother is Finnish and dad Algerian and he himself wanted and wished to represent Finland but he had some issues because of representing Sweden in some games before or something.

I mean he is hired by Kekäläinen as well and his son was actually born in Oulu so it's no stretch either.
But yeah, Josef is probably just as Finnish and Swedish like Zibanejad. They are both and that's quite nice and good these days.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Well, they do speak French there as well amigo.

Yeah, sure, but we speak primarily Darija and Amazigh.

 

[Albatros]

I haven't seen anything that indicates he has US citizenship, unless he has it through his mom.

Mom's Swedish as far as I know.

 

[mattihp]

His dad was an underrated talent - had a great skill and toughness combo though never quite made the jump to consistent NHLer.

If EP is correct - Sascha was born in Finland (while dad was playing with Karpat), is obviously Swedish but has played his higher level youth hockey in the USA. Is there any consideration that he may have options with regards to who he would represent internationality - at least at the youth level - or is he Swedish through and through?

He is not obviously Swedish. His paternal grandfather is Algerian, his paternal grandmother Finnish. He IS Swedish; albeit not obviously so

 

[Oak]

I get the maturity and polish for a player of his age being desirable, but is this kid projected to be a defensive dman? His offensive output in midgets was on the lower end for a team that plays in a weak league. Not sure where this kid is supposed to project.

 

[Eye of Ra]

11 points in 12 games so far in USHL