Josef Boumedienne

Josef BoumedienneArticle in WikipediaRead the sourceClose played senior hockey for Södertälje SK in Elitserien in 1996/97 and 1997/98. After his playing career, he chose to study, completing the one-year Management DiplomaArticle in Idrottens AffärerRead the sourceClose for Athletes through Cruyff Institute Sweden at the Stockholm School of Economics in 2014. Speaking to Idrottens AffärerArticle in Idrottens AffärerRead the sourceClose that year, he explained that he had wanted to begin studying immediately after hockey to open up new opportunities.

A hockey conversation at his agent’s wedding featured in Jarmo Kekäläinen’s recollection of how their working relationship came aboutArticle in HockeyNewsRead the sourceClose. In HockeyNewsArticle in HockeyNewsRead the sourceClose in February 2021, Kekäläinen said the conversation had convinced him that he wanted to work with Boumedienne after his playing career. At the time of the article, Boumedienne was Columbus’s chief scout in EuropeArticle in HockeyNewsRead the sourceClose.

In the same interview, Boumedienne said he had begun an Executive MBAArticle in HockeyNewsRead the sourceClose at the Stockholm School of Economics, combining his studies with his hockey work. Ahead of the 2025 World ChampionshipArticle in Svenska IshockeyförbundetRead the sourceClose, he was general manager of Sweden’s national team, Tre KronorTre KronorTre Kronor, or “Three Crowns”, is the nickname of Sweden’s senior men’s national ice hockey team.Close, with Patric Hörnqvist as assistant general manager.