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 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 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 Finnish nationality in addition since 2004. Personal Boumedienne is the son of an Algerian father and a Finnish mother. He is married, and has 3 sons. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Awards and honours References External links 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 sportspeople of African