Sascha Boumedienne breaks onto the draft board in the 26th spot, and steps in as an interesting depth defense option.
We’re approaching the home stretch of the first round of our draft board, and joining the mix today is defenseman Sascha Boumedienne, who brings a player profile which is interesting in more ways than one.
Born in Finland but representing the Swedish national team on the international stages (made possible by his father, former NHLer Josef Boumedienne’s Swedish citizenship), Sascha Boumedienne came up playing his minor hockey in the Blue Jackets’ junior program, before moving for one year to Youngstown of the USHL, and then finally landing in Boston, playing his freshman season with BU as a 17-year old.