Men's Ice Hockey | 5/4/2026 11:00:00 AM
The Fargo Force have signed Wilson Boumedienne to a United States Hockey League (USHL) tender agreement for the 2026-27 season.
Boumedienne spent the 2025-26 season with Mount St. Charles Academy, appearing across multiple levels. At the 15U AAA level, the 6'0," 161-pound forward recorded 44 points (15 goals, 29 assists) in 22 games. He also added 22 points (9 goals, 13 assists) in eight games at the 16U AAA level and saw time at the 18U level, totaling five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 12 games across AAA and the Prep Hockey Conference. Boumedienne recorded six points (3 goals, 3 assists) in three games of NEPACK 15U action. Internationally, the Södertälje, Sweden native represented his country at the 16U level, tallying 16 points (5 goals, 11 assists) in seven games. He had 160 points (60 goals, 100 assists) with Mount St. Charles 14U AAA last season and played youth hockey with the Ohio Jr. Blue Jackets.
“He is a 200-foot player. He has a commitment to play on the right side of the puck,” said Fargo Head Coach and General Manager Brett Skinner about Boumedienne. “When you get to know him and meet him, he really fits into our model here with our commitment to off-ice training and all the resources we have. He is a kid who is really going to take off under our development plan.”
Boumedienne is the younger brother of Sascha Boumedienne, a 2025 first-round pick of the Winnipeg Jets who played in the USHL with the Youngstown Phantoms during the 2023-24 season.
The USHL tender process allows teams to sign up to two 2010 birth-year players in exchange for their first- and second-round picks in the 2026 USHL Phase I Draft. As a result of their tender signing this year, the Force forfeits its first-round pick in Phase I of the USHL Draft. Each tendered player will join their respective team’s roster next season and play at least 55% of the team’s regular-season games.
About the USHL
The United States Hockey League (USHL) and its 16 teams are committed to being the world's leading junior hockey league. This season, more than 50% of NCAA Division I men's hockey players and nearly 25% of NHL players have USHL experience. The USHL has developed more than 285 direct NHL Draft picks since 2020, and nine of the last 10 Hobey Baker Award winners, including Macklin Celebrini (Chicago Steel).
Elevated through the recently announced Declaration of Excellence with the NHL and USA Hockey, the league's player-first approach, including a 2:1 practice-to-game ratio and a schedule with 90% of games played on weekends, provides its players with the optimal environment for athletic and personal growth, creating pathways for the next generation of stars like Auston Matthews (NTDP), Kyle Connor (Youngstown Phantoms), Jeremy Swayman (Sioux Falls Stampede), and Johnny Gaudreau (Dubuque Fighting Saints).