1996 NHL Draft
Josef Boumedienne in the 1996 NHL Draft
New Jersey Devils selected Josef Boumedienne 91st overall in the 1996 NHL Draft, with the 11th pick of round 4.
He was the fourth of the 15 Swedes selected that year. It was the seventh of the 14 picks New Jersey Devils made in the draft. Of the 241 players selected in 1996, 99 have played in the NHL regular season. His 47 games put him 69th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 91
- Round and pick
- Round 4, pick 11
- Drafting team
- NJDNew Jersey Devils
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 88–94 in the 1996 draft
- 88Craig MacDonaldC233 GP · 35 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 89Toni LydmanD847 GP · 242 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 90Mike HurleyRDALDallas Stars
- 91Josef BoumedienneD47 GP · 16 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 92Kim StaalLMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 93Jonas SolingLVANVancouver Canucks
- 94Christian LefebvreDCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1996 class
4th
of 15 Swedes selected
30th
of 80 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Swedes selected
- 20Marcus NilsonL521 GP · 168 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 62Per-Anton LundstromDPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 84Mikael SimonsCLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 91Josef BoumedienneD47 GP · 16 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 93Jonas SolingLVANVancouver Canucks
- 108Johan ForsanderLDETDetroit Red Wings
- 124Per-Ragnar BergqvistGPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 132Elias AbrahamssonDBOSBoston Bruins
- 136Andreas DackellR613 GP · 250 POTTOttawa Senators
- 144Magnus NilssonLDETDetroit Red Wings
+ 5 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Josef Boumedienne made his NHL debut on October 6, 2001, 5 years and 106 days after the draft.
47
Games
4
Goals
12
Assists
16
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
New Jersey Devils picks in the 1996 draft
- 10Lance WardR209 GP · 16 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 38Wesley MasonLNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 41Joshua DewolfDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 47Pierre DagenaisR142 GP · 58 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 49Colin WhiteD797 GP · 129 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 63Scott ParkerR308 GP · 21 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 91Josef BoumedienneD47 GP · 16 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 101Josh MacNevinDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 118Glenn CrawfordCNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 145Sean RitchlinRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 173Daryl AndrewsDNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 199Willie MitchellD907 GP · 180 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 205Jason BertschRNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 225Pasi PetrilainenDNJDNew Jersey Devils