Noah Welch

#5 Växjö Lakers HC / SHL - 17/18

Date of Birth: Aug 26, 1982
Age: 44
Place of Birth: Brighton, MA, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 193 cm / 6'4"
Weight: 100 kg / 220 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Noah Welch Facts

Drafted: 2001 round 2 #54 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Brother-in-law: Rhett Rakhshani

Noah Welch Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1999-2000	St. Sebastian's School	USHS-Prep	26	4	11	15	35	-
2000-2001	St. Sebastian's School	USHS-Prep	30	11	20	31	37	-
2001-2002	Harvard Univ.	NCAA	27	5	6	11	56	-
2002-2003	Harvard Univ.	NCAA	34	6	22	28	70	-
2003-2004	Harvard Univ.	NCAA	34	6	13	19	58	-
2004-2005	Harvard Univ. "C"	NCAA	34	6	12	18	86	-
2005-2006	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	5	1	3	4	2	0
2005-2006	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	77	9	20	29	99	15	Playoffs	11	1	0	1	18	2
2006-2007	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	22	1	1	2	22	1
2006-2007	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	27	5	16	21	24	8
2006-2007	Florida Panthers	NHL	2	1	0	1	2	3
2006-2007	Rochester Americans	AHL	11	2	4	6	21	4	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	12	-4
2007-2008	Florida Panthers	NHL	4	0	0	0	7	1
2008-2009	Florida Panthers	NHL	23	1	1	2	11	-5
2008-2009	Rochester Americans	AHL	7	0	3	3	10	-2
2008-2009	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	17	0	0	0	14	-4
2009-2010	Chicago Wolves	AHL	37	1	4	5	33	8	Playoffs	14	0	2	2	10	-7
2010-2011	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	-1
2010-2011	Chicago Wolves	AHL	50	2	11	13	65	9
2011-2012	HV71	Elitserien	51	4	6	10	85	11	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	0	0
2012-2013	Växjö Lakers HC "A"	Elitserien	43	8	9	17	56	-4
2013-2014	Växjö Lakers HC "A"	SHL	43	2	17	19	82	12	Playoffs	12	2	2	4	10	-1
2014-2015	Växjö Lakers HC "A"	SHL	52	5	23	28	100	19	Playoffs	17	2	4	6	53	12
2015-2016	MODO Hockey "A"	SHL	32	3	13	16	56	-1	Relegation	7	0	3	3	10	4
2016-2017	Malmö Redhawks	SHL	51	2	9	11	79	2	Playoffs	13	1	1	2	18	-8
2017-2018	Växjö Lakers HC	SHL	26	4	5	9	63	2	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	0
2017-2018	USA Olympics "A"	OG	5	0	0	0	4	-2

Noah Welch Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2011-2012	HV71	ET	8	1	4	5	8	-
2014-2015	Växjö Lakers HC "A"	Champions HL	4	0	2	2	14	1
2017-2018	Växjö Lakers HC	Champions HL	6	0	3	3	31	2
2017-2018	USA	Deutschland Cup	3	0	0	0	4	-2

Noah Welch Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	5	209	19	58	77	0.37	252	42	3	31	1	4	5	0.16	40	-9
Champions HL	2	10	0	5	5	0.50	45	3	0
Deutschland Cup	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	4	-2	0
ET	1	8	1	4	5	0.63	8	-	0
NCAA	4	129	23	53	76	0.59	270	-	0
NHL	5	75	4	5	9	0.12	58	-5	0
OG	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	4	-2	0
SHL (Elitserien)	7	298	28	82	110	0.37	521	41	6	58	6	11	17	0.29	91	7
USHS-Prep	2	56	15	31	46	0.82	72	-	0

Noah Welch Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2001-2002	NCAA (ECAC) All-Rookie Team NCAA (ECAC) Champion
2002-2003	NCAA (East) Second All-American Team NCAA (ECAC) Second All-Star Team
2003-2004	NCAA (ECAC) Champion
2004-2005	NCAA (East) First All-American Team NCAA (ECAC) First All-Star Team
2005-2006	AHL All-Star Game
2014-2015	SHL Champion SHL Most Penalized Player (100) SHL Most Penalized Player Playoffs (53) SHL Playoffs MVP (Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy)
2015-2016	SHL Highest ATOI (24:52)
2017-2018	SHL Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
05/01/2018	Confirmed	Växjö Lakers HC	Retired
09/26/2017	Confirmed	Malmö Redhawks	Växjö Lakers HC
04/25/2016	Confirmed	MODO Hockey	Malmö Redhawks
06/17/2015	Confirmed	Växjö Lakers HC	MODO Hockey
01/30/2013	Extension	Växjö Lakers HC	Växjö Lakers HC
05/03/2012	Confirmed	HV71	Växjö Lakers HC
07/01/2011	Confirmed	Chicago Wolves	HV71

Noah Welch Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2000, 14 #214 by Moncton Wildcats in the QMJHL Entry Draft
Cult/Star player for St. Sebastian's School
Cult/Star player for Växjö Lakers HC

Career transactions
- 2016-04-25 • Signed to a one-year contract by Malmö
- 2016-05-01 • Released by MODO (club relegated)
- 2015-06-17 • Signed to a two-year contract by MODO
- 2013-01-30 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by Växjö
- 2012-05-03 • Signed to a one-year contract by Växjö
- 2011-07-01 • Signed to a one-year contract by HV71
- 2010-06-30 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Atlanta Thrashers
- 2009-07-13 • Signed to a one-year contract by the Atlanta Thrashers
- 2009-03-04 • Traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 2009 3rd round pick (later traded to Detroit; Andrej Nestrasil) for Steve Eminger
- 2007-09-12 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Florida Panthers
- 2007-02-27 • Traded to the Florida Panthers for Gary Roberts
- 2005-08-03 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins