Noah Welch

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Noah Welch
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Noah Welch with the Atlanta Thrashers in March 2011.
Born (1982-08-26) August 26, 1982 (age 41)
Brighton, Massachusetts, USA
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Florida Panthers
Tampa Bay Lightning
Atlanta Thrashers
HV71
Växjö Lakers
Modo Hockey
Malmö Redhawks
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 54th overall, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2005–2018

Noah Paul Welch (born August 26, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Atlanta Thrashers. Welch completed his professional career in Europe, most notably winning two Swedish Hockey League championships with the Växjö Lakers.

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Welch was an Alternate captain for the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.

Playing career

Welch was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, chosen 54th overall in the 2nd round. Noah was the captain of the Harvard University Hockey team, graduating in 2005. Before his college career at Harvard he played high school hockey at St. Sebastian's School in Needham, Massachusetts.

Welch made his NHL debut in the latter stages of the 2005–2006 season for the Penguins in a victory over the NY Islanders picking up his first NHL point with an assist. In his next game against the Montreal Canadiens, having replaced the suspended Eric Cairns, he suffered a nightmare start, scoring in his own net, but made amends by scoring his first NHL goal in the third period against the team he always cheered against as a child and Boston Bruins fan. In total he scored four points (one goal, three assists) in five games. He was named to the AHL 2007 All-Star game, representing the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

On February 27, 2007, Welch was traded by the Penguins to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Gary Roberts. [1] After two seasons with the Panthers, Welch was traded along with a third round draft pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman Steve Eminger. [2] A short time after that, he instead signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Thrashers. [3]

For season 2011–12, Welch signed a one-year contract with the Swedish team HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien (SEL). [4] He scored 10 points in 51 games. In May 2012 he signed a one-year contract with the SEL team Växjö Lakers [5] and eventually stayed three years in Växjö, helping the club capture the 2015 SEL championship, while being presented with the Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy as MVP of the SHL playoffs. [6]

He left the Lakers after winning the title and then spent one season with Modo Hockey, before signing with fellow SHL side Malmö Redhawks for the 2016–17 campaign. [7]

Welch returned to the Lakers for his final professional season in 2017–18. While largely affected throughout the season with injury, Welch retired after helping the Lakers claim their second Swedish Championship. [8] Welch now owns and operates The Dome Red Deer, a 107,000 square foot state of the art athletic development facility in Red Deer, Alberta.

Personal

Welch has decided to donate his brain to concussion research at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at the Boston University School of Medicine after his death. [9] He has a degree in government from Harvard. [10] In the summer of 2011, Welch married teammate Paul Postma's sister Alissa Postma. [11] Noah is an absolute beauty of a man![ opinion ] Great salad and posture.[ opinion ]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1999–2000 Saint Sebastian's School HS–Prep 264111535—————
2000–01Saint Sebastian's SchoolHS–Prep3011203137—————
2001–02 Harvard University ECAC 27561156—————
2002–03 Harvard UniversityECAC346222870—————
2003–04 Harvard UniversityECAC346131958—————
2004–05 Harvard UniversityECAC346121886—————
2005–06 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 7792029991110118
2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 51342—————
2006–07 Wilkes–Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL275162124—————
2006–07 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL2211222—————
2006–07 Florida Panthers NHL21012—————
2006–07 Rochester Americans AHL1124621602212
2007–08 Florida PanthersNHL40007—————
2008–09 Florida PanthersNHL2311211—————
2008–09 Rochester AmericansAHL703310—————
2008–09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL1700014—————
2009–10 Chicago Wolves AHL37145331402210
2010–11 Chicago WolvesAHL502111365—————
2010–11 Atlanta Thrashers NHL20000—————
2011–12 HV71 SEL 5146108561120
2012–13 Växjö Lakers SEL43891756—————
2013–14 Växjö LakersSHL4321719821222410
2014–15 Växjö LakersSHL52523281001724653
2015–16 Modo Hockey SHL323131656—————
2016–17 Malmö Redhawks SHL512911791311218
2017–18 Växjö LakersSHL264596330000
AHL totals2091958772523114540
NHL totals7545958—————
SHL totals2982882110521586111791

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2018 United States OG 7th50004
Senior totals50004

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 2002
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 2003
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2003
ECAC All-Conference Honorable Mention 2004
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2005
AHCA East First-Team All-American 2005
SHL
Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy 2015
Le Mat Trophy (Växjö Lakers)2015, 2018 [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Panthers trade Roberts to Penguins". The Sports Network. 2007-02-27. Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
  2. ↑ "Jay Bouwmeester stays; Panthers acquire Steve Eminger from Tampa Bay". palmbeachpost.com. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  3. ↑ "Thrashers sign Anthony Stewart and Noah Welch". Atlanta Thrashers. 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  4. ↑ Wengel, Daniel (2011-07-01). "Storväxt amerikansk back klar för HV71". HV71.se (in Swedish). HV71. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  5. ↑ Gustavsson, Jonas (2012-05-03). "Noah Welch har skrivit på" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers . Retrieved 2012-05-03.
  6. ↑ "Guldhjältens fina hyllning till Stefan Liv". jp.se. 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  7. ↑ "Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy-vinnare klar för Malmö Redhawks". Malmö Redhawks. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  8. ↑ Bergman, Jonatan (2018-04-23). "Noah Welch hangs up the skates". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  9. ↑ "Welch to donate brain for concussion study". Edmonton Journal . Retrieved 2008-12-18.
  10. ↑ "Molinari On The Penguins: Building the Penguins ... brains not included". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2008-10-26.
  11. ↑ Atchue, A.J. (March 24, 2011). "Postma has dedicated himself to both ends of ice". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2018. his older sister, Alissa, will marry his current teammate and roommate, defenseman Noah Welch.
  12. ↑ "Lakers dominant in SHL title win". eurohockeyclubs.com. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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