Josef Sami Boumedienne (born 12 January 1978) is a

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former professional

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and hockey scout. He played in the

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(NHL) with the

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and

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. He is currently serving as the Head of Pro Scouting for the

Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, ...

Playing career

Boumedienne started his career playing for

Huddinge IK Huddinge IK (or ''Huddinge Hockey''), is a Swedish ice hockey team from Huddinge, a southern suburb in Stockholm County. The team is currently playing in the third highest league in Sweden, Hockeyettan. In the middle of the 1990s, a women's flo ...

in the Swedish

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in the season 1995–96. He was drafted by the

in the

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as their third-round pick, #91 overall. Boumedienne moved to play for

Södertälje SK Södertälje Sportklubb, also known as Södertälje SK and often referred to as SSK, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest level of pro hockey in Sweden. Södertälje were charter members of Eli ...

in the

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. After two seasons with Södertälje SK he went to play with

Tappara Tappara (; Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the Liiga. They play at ''Tampere Deck Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 18 Finnish league championships (1959, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, ...

in the Finnish

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. 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 2000–01 season he moved to the NHL, playing his first season on New Jersey's farm team, the

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in the AHL. The next season he made his NHL debut on 6 October 2001 and played one game with New Jersey Devils, scoring his first NHL goal. In November 2001 the Devils traded Boumedienne along with

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and

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to the

, in exchange for

Andrei Zyuzin Andrei Yurievich Zyuzin (russian: Андрей Юрьевич Зюзин; born January 21, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, New ...

. Boumedienne played three games with the Lightning, playing mainly with the Lightning's farm team, the

Springfield Falcons The Springfield Falcons were a former ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) and played in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center. In 2016, the Falcons' franchise was purchased by the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Ar ...

. In 2002 Tampa Bay traded Boumedienne to the

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for a seventh-round draft pick. He played with the Senators organization until December 2002, when the Senators traded him to the

for Dean Melanson. He started his Capitals career playing mainly on the Capitals' farm team

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, playing six games with the Capitals. In the 2003–04 season he continued with the Capitals, playing 37 games with the team. After a successful season he received a one-year contract extension from the Capitals. In the NHL lockout season of 2004–05, Boumedienne started his season with

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in Sweden's Elitserien. Only 13 games later, he moved to the SM-liiga when SML-team Kärpät acquired him. He won the Finnish championship with the team. In the 2005–06 season he started with the Zürich Lions in the Swiss NLA, but was released by the team after 17 games, where he scored 1 goal and 10 assists. According to the Zürich Lions, Boumedienne's defending was poor, leading to his release. He played the rest of the season with Södertälje SK, in the Elitserien. 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

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. In the 2008–09 season he moved to the

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organization, playing 19 games with the

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. 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

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. 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

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in the NLA. After the season

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acquired Boumedienne on a one-year contract, with an option for 2011–12. On 30 January 2012, Finnish club

Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (English: Jokers or Jesters) are a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team won six league championships as a member of the Finnish SM-liiga (1973, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, and 2002). Jokerit plays its ...

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

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, 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

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, and a late season head coaching position with Brynas in 2021 to keep them from being relegated. He was promoted to Director of Pro Scouting with Columbus in 2021

International

Boumedienne played for Sweden's national team at the European Hockey Tour, and has held

nationality in addition since 2004.

Personal

Boumedienne is the son of an

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n father and a

mother. He is married, and has 3 sons.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boumedienne, Josef 1978 births Albany River Rats players Brynäs IF players Columbus Blue Jackets scouts Djurgårdens IF Hockey players Huddinge IK players Jokerit players Living people New Jersey Devils draft picks New Jersey Devils players Oulun Kärpät players Södertälje SK players Ice hockey people from Stockholm Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish ice hockey defencemen Swedish people of Algerian descent Swedish people of Finnish descent Tampa Bay Lightning players Tappara players Toronto Marlies players Washington Capitals players Finnish people of Algerian descent Naturalized citizens of Finland