SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Zito announced today additions to the club’s hockey operations department for the 2026-27 season.
The following staff additions have been announced:
- Josef Boumedienne will join the club as Vice President, Hockey Operations
- Josh Burke will join the club as Hockey Operations Data Engineer
- Brooks Christensen will join the club as an Amateur Scout
- Killian Hamilton will join the club as Strength and Conditioning Coach
Boumedienne joins the Panthers after serving as the general manager of Sweden’s men’s national ice hockey team for the past two seasons including at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina and 2025 4 Nations Face-Off. A former NHL defenseman with the New Jersey Devils, Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals from 2001-02 to 2003-04, Boumedienne played 17 professional seasons in North America and Europe highlighted by two Liiga championships with Karpat in 2004-05 and 2006-07. Following his playing career, he joined the Columbus Blue Jackets as a European Scout in 2013 and rose to become their director of pro scouting before serving as an assistant coach in Columbus in 2023-24.
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