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USA Noah Welch
#5 Växjö Lakers HC / SHL - 17/18
1-time NCAA (East) First All-American Team 1
1-time NCAA (East) Second All-American Team 1
2-time NCAA (ECAC) Champion 2
2-time SHL Champion 2
1-time SHL Playoffs MVP (Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
Aug 26, 1982
Position
D
Age
43
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Brighton, MA, USA
Weight
220 lbs / 100 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2001 round 2 #54 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

Brother-in-law: Rhett Rakhshani

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Noah Welch Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 St. Sebastian's School USHS-Prep 26* 4* 11* 15* 35* -* |
2000-01 St. Sebastian's School USHS-Prep 30* 11* 20* 31* 37* -* |
2001-02 Harvard Univ. NCAA 27* 5* 6* 11* 56* -* |
2002-03 Harvard Univ. NCAA 34* 6* 22* 28* 70* -* |
2003-04 Harvard Univ. NCAA 34* 6* 13* 19* 58* -* |
2004-05 Harvard Univ. “C” NCAA 34* 6* 12* 18* 86* -* |
2005-06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5* 1* 3* 4* 2* 0* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 77* 9* 20* 29* 99* 15* | Playoffs 11 1 0 1 18 2
2006-07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 22* 1* 1* 2* 22* 1* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 27* 5* 16* 21* 24* 8* |
Florida Panthers NHL 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* 3* |
Rochester Americans AHL 11* 2* 4* 6* 21* 4* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 12 -4
2007-08 Florida Panthers NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 7* 1* |
2008-09 Florida Panthers NHL 23* 1* 1* 2* 11* -5* |
Rochester Americans AHL 7* 0* 3* 3* 10* -2* |
Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 17* 0* 0* 0* 14* -4* |
2009-10 Chicago Wolves AHL 37* 1* 4* 5* 33* 8* | Playoffs 14 0 2 2 10 -7
2010-11 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 50* 2* 11* 13* 65* 9* |
2011-12 HV71 Elitserien 51* 4* 6* 10* 85* 11* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 0 0
2012-13 Växjö Lakers HC “A” Elitserien 43* 8* 9* 17* 56* -4* |
2013-14 Växjö Lakers HC “A” SHL 43* 2* 17* 19* 82* 12* | Playoffs 12 2 2 4 10 -1
2014-15 Växjö Lakers HC “A” SHL 52* 5* 23* 28* 100* 19* | Playoffs 17 2 4 6 53 12
2015-16 MODO Hockey “A” SHL 32* 3* 13* 16* 56* -1* | Relegation 7 0 3 3 10 4
2016-17 Malmö Redhawks SHL 51* 2* 9* 11* 79* 2* | Playoffs 13 1 1 2 18 -8
2017-18 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 26* 4* 5* 9* 63* 2* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
USA “A” OG 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |

Noah Welch Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 HV71 ET 8* 1* 4* 5* 8* -* |
2014-15 Växjö Lakers HC “A” Champions HL 4* 0* 2* 2* 14* 1* |
2017-18 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 6* 0* 3* 3* 31* 2* |
USA Deutschland Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |

Noah Welch Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years 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 by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/01/2018
05/01/2018 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC Retired
09/26/2017
09/26/2017 Confirmed Malmö Redhawks Växjö Lakers HC
04/25/2016
04/25/2016 Confirmed MODO Hockey Malmö Redhawks
06/17/2015
06/17/2015 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC MODO Hockey
01/30/2013
01/30/2013 Extension Växjö Lakers HC Växjö Lakers HC
05/03/2012
05/03/2012 Confirmed HV71 Växjö Lakers HC
07/01/2011
07/01/2011 Confirmed Chicago Wolves HV71
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2000, 14 #214 overall 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