Josef Boumedienne
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| Josef Boumedienne | |
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| Born | January 12, 1978 Stockholm, SWE |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| SM-liiga team Former teams |
Jokerit EV Zug (NLA) Dinamo Minsk (KHL) New Jersey Devils (NHL) Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) Washington Capitals (NHL) Södertälje SK (SEL) Brynäs IF (SEL) Djurgårdens IF (SEL) Tappara (SM-liiga) Kärpät (SM-liiga) |
| NHL Draft | 91st overall, 1996 New Jersey Devils |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
Josef Boumedienne (born January 12, 1978) is a Swedish professional hockey defenceman born to an Algerian father and a Finnish mother. He is currently playing for Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga.[1]
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[edit] Career
He signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League for the 2008–2009 season[2] and was assigned to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League.[2] He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, fourth round, 91st overall.[2] In the NHL he has played for the Washington Capitals, Tampa Bay Lightning and New Jersey Devils.[2]
[edit] International
Since Fall 2004, Boumedienne has Finnish nationality in addition to Sweden, but he plays for Sweden's national team.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2001–02 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002–03 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003–04 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 37 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 47 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Boumedienne innoissaan paluusta SM-liigaan" (in Finnish). Jokerit. http://www.jokerit.com/uutiset/?nid=1669. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ a b c d "Josef Boumedienne". tsn.ca. The Sports Network. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=2058. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
[edit] External links
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Albany River Rats players
- Brynäs IF players
- Djurgårdens IF Hockey players
- Finnish ice hockey players
- Finnish people of Algerian descent
- Living people
- New Jersey Devils draft picks
- New Jersey Devils players
- Jokerit players
- Tappara players
- Oulun Kärpät players
- People from Stockholm
- Swedish ice hockey players
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Swedish people of Algerian descent
- Swedish people of Finnish descent
- Algerian people of Finnish descent
- Södertälje SK players
- Tampa Bay Lightning players
- Washington Capitals players
- Toronto Marlies players
