Josef Boumedienne
Josef Boumedienne | |||
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Born |
Stockholm, Sweden | 12 January 1978||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position |
Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Södertälje SK Tappara New Jersey Devils Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals Brynäs IF Oulun Kärpät ZSC Lions Dinamo Minsk EV Zug Djurgårdens IF Jokerit Slovan Bratislava | ||
NHL draft |
91st overall, 1996 New Jersey Devils | ||
Playing career | 1996–2013 |
Josef Sami Boumedienne (born 12 January 1978) is a
Playing career
Boumedienne started his career playing for
Boumedienne played two seasons with Tappara and in the 1999–00 season he led the team's defenders with 8 goals and 24 assists for 32 points. In the
Boumedienne played three games with the Lightning, playing mainly with the Lightning's farm team, the
In the NHL lockout season of
Boumedienne signed a two-year contract with Kärpät in November 2006. He missed the start of the season due to abdominal surgery. In April 2007 Boumedienne won his second Finnish championship with Kärpät.
In the summer 2007 Boumedienne signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Washington Capitals. He played the entire season with the Hershey Bears. In the 2008–09 season he moved to the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, playing 19 games with the Toronto Marlies. After this he returned to SM-liiga, winning his third SM-medal, gaining a silver with Kärpät.
For the 2009–10 season Boumedienne started with Dynamo Minsk in the KHL. However, he was released by Minsk, even though he led all Minsk defenders in points, with 7 points in 17 games.
In 2010 Boumedienne moved to play with EV Zug in the NLA. After the season Djurgårdens IF acquired Boumedienne on a one-year contract, with an option for 2011–12. On 30 January 2012, Finnish club Jokerit acquired Boumedienne and signed him to a contract for the rest of the season.
Boumedienne's last season of his professional career was in 2012–13, initially with HC Bratislava Slovan of the Kontinental Hockey League, finishing with Oulun Kärpät in the SM-liiga.
Scouting and coaching career
Boumedienne was hired as a scout by the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2013, and was then promoted to Director of European Scouting in 2016. He served as a scout for Lukko, and a late season head coaching position with Brynäs in 2021 to keep them from being relegated. He was promoted to Director of Pro Scouting with Columbus in 2021 [4]
International
Boumedienne played for
Personal
Boumedienne is the son of an Algerian father and a Finnish mother. He is married, and has 3 sons. [5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1996–97 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 26 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Tappara | SM-l | 51 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00
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Tappara | SM-l | 50 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 160 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
2000–01 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 79 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 53 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 26 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 44 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 13 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 37 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Oulun Kärpät | SM-l | 32 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | ||
2005–06 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 17 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 26 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Oulun Kärpät | SM-l | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||
2007–08 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 52 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | Oulun Kärpät | SM-l | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 19 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | EV Zug | NLA | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 52 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
2011–12 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 36 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Jokerit | SM-l | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | ||
2012–13 | Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Oulun Kärpät | SM-l | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
NHL totals | 47 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1996 | Sweden | EJC18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
1997 | Sweden | WJC
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8th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
1998 | Sweden | WJC | 6th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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AHL | ||
All-Star Game
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2001
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[6] |
SM-liiga | ||
All-Star Team | 2005
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References
- ^ (Columbus Blue Jackets website)
- ^ "Blue Jackets team staff directory". Columbus Blue Jackets. 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ 2007-2008 New Jersey Devils Media Guide. p. 62.
- ^ "Boumedienne taking on next challenge with Blue Jackets". 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Boumedienne taking on next challenge with Blue Jackets". 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. 2001-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database