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Winnipeg Jets 2025 1st Round Draft Pick (28th overall): Sascha Boumedienne

The Jets pick is in as they select Sascha Boumedienne from Boston University (he was the youngest player in NCAA Division I hockey this past season) with the 28th overall selection. He was born in Finland but was raised in Sweden and plays for them internationally. The left-shot defenceman spent the last four years in Ohio according to the NHL.

Here is what the folks at Elite Prospects had as the consolidated rankings:

Ranked #25 by CONSOLIDATED RANKING
Ranked #37 by ELITEPROSPECTS.COM
Ranked #23 by TSN/BOB McKENZIE
Ranked #28 by TSN/CRAIG BUTTON
Ranked #24 by THN/FERRARI
Ranked #55 by THN/KENNEDY
Ranked #18 by MCKEEN’S HOCKEY
Ranked #21 by FLOHOCKEY/CHRIS PETERS
Ranked #31 by FCHOCKEY
Ranked #27 by DAILY FACEOFF
Ranked #18 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)
Ranked #15 by HPR/MALLOY
Ranked #29 by DRAFT PROSPECTS HOCKEY
Ranked #17 by SPORTSNET/COSENTINO
Ranked #38 by SPORTSNET/BUKALA
Ranked #29 by RECRUIT SCOUTING
Ranked #37 by DOBBERPROSPECTS
Ranked #26 by SMAHT SCOUTING
And their description of him:

Boumedienne’s a very attentive player, he scans non-stop and proactively picks up rotations and switches. Intensely fights for positioning, getting inside when possible and bringing players into the wall when not. Times his close-outs as the second in to appear just as the opponent slips around the first defender.

David Minuk

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