Sascha BOUMEDIENNE

Defense
6’2/183
Left
Boston University/NCAA

Related: Haoxi WANG

Sascha Boumedienne is a promising left-shot defenseman, standing at 6’1″ and 175 pounds, who plays for Boston University, where he has gained attention for his size, mobility, and offensive instincts. Boumedienne represented Sweden at the U18 World Championship, where he broke the single-tournament scoring record for a defenseman. With BU, Boumedienne doesn’t have eye popping stats, but provides tremendous two-way value and plays in all situations. His play at the U18 World Juniors for Sweden, seemed to be an outlying performance, when he put up 14 points in 7 games. In the 2024-25 season, Boumedienne scored just 3 goals and 13 points in 40 games with Boston University; his struggled with consistency throughout the season, although he did seem to get better as the season progressed. There’s a maturity to Boumedienne’s game that makes him stand out and could fast-track him to the NHL. His intelligence helps him read plays and make smart decisions with the puck on breakouts, whether to make a quick pass out or find an escape route on his own. Can be a Great Powerplay quarterback with his ability to manuver around and find shooting lanes and get the puck to the net. His Shot is what makes his stand out to me, he get his shot off quick and accurately. While he has more than held his own playing around 18 minutes a night, his lack of top-end offensive skill and clunky edge-work have meant many NHL scouts have real doubts about his ability to be a difference maker at the highest level one day. His strong performance has boosted his draft stock, making him a likely late first-round pick.

Size/Strength Great
Skating Great
Shot/Scoring Great
Puckhandling Great
Physical Play Average
Offensive Play Excellent
Defensive Average
Hockey Sense Excellent
Competitiveness Excellent

Strengths

1 Boumedienne is known for his soft first touch, ability to join the rush, and create offensive opportunities. He has a smooth stride and good straight-line speed, making him effective in transition.
2 He is touted as an offensive defenseman, expected to be a top power-play option in the near future.
3 His intelligence helps him read plays and make smart decisions with the puck on breakouts, whether to make a quick pass out or find an escape route on his own.

Weakness

1 While improving, he needs to solidify his habits and develop his mobility to become a more reliable 200-foot player.
2 Defensive Game needs to be improved overall.
3 He has the size but needs to use his frame more effectively and embrace physicality

Scouting Report

Sascha Boumedienne is a promising Left handed defenseman, standing at 6’2″ and 183 pounds, he currently plays for Boston University, where he gained attention for his size, mobility, and offensive instincts. Boumedienne represented Sweden at the U18 World Championship, where he broke the single-tournament scoring record for a defenseman. Boumedienne is known for his soft first touch, ability to join the rush, and create offensive opportunities. He has a smooth stride and good straight-line speed, making him effective in transition. Boumedienne has a fluid stride and strong edge work, allowing him to move effortlessly in transition. His ability to close gaps defensively and jump into the rush makes him a dynamic presence on the ice. He is touted as an offensive defenseman, expected to be a top power-play option in the near future. His ability to control the pace of play and distribute the puck effectively makes him a top power-play option. There’s a maturity to Boumedienne’s game that makes him stand out and could fast-track him to the NHL. His intelligence helps him read plays and make smart decisions with the puck on breakouts, whether to make a quick pass out or find an escape route on his own. Boumedienne has good size and uses it to his advantage, with a long reach that helps him maintain solid gaps and take away passing lanes. Despite his size, however, he is not physical at all, making him easy to push off the puck and prone to shying away from contact. As a defenseman, he needs to improve his overall defensive play to become a more reliable 200 foot player. Sascha Boumedienne has drawn comparisons to Erik Karlsson due to his offensive instincts, skating ability, and power-play presence. Like Karlsson, Boumedienne excels at transitioning the puck, creating scoring chances, and quarterbacking the power play. His strong performance has boosted his draft stock, making him a likely late first-round pick and his play this season suggests with some development, he could be a top 4 defenseman who excels as PP Quarterback in the NHL.

Skill: Good sized defenseman, with great mobility, offensive instincts, and is a playdriver offensively

NHL Comparable: Erik Karlsson

NHL Potential: Top 4 Offensive Defenseman

Season	Team	League	GP	G	PTS
2023-24	Youngstown Phantoms	USHL	49	3	27
	Sweden U17	WCH-17	7	1	4
2024-25	Boston Univ.	NCAAA	40	3	13
	Sweden U18	WJC-18	7	1	14