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Noah Paul Welch

Noah Welch was born August 26, 1982 in Brighton, MA. The second round, 54th overall selection of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Welch is a graduate of the ECAC's Harvard Crimson Tide.

A hulking defenseman, Welch played four years at Harvard registering 95 points (23-72-95) while capturing numerous honours, including; All-ECAC Rookie Team (2001-02), Second Team ACHA/Jofa All-American honours, First Team All-Ivy League and Second Team All-ECAC (2002-03), Second Team All-Ivy League (2003-04), First Team All-American and First Team All-ECAC (2004-05).

Following a strong collegiate career at Harvard, Welch began the 2005-06 season with the Penguins AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre before he made his NHL debut with the parent club in the latter stages of the season. The following year Welch split his season between the Penguins and their AHL affiliate in Wiles-Barre before he was dealt to the Florida Panthers.

At the 2009 NHL trade deadline, Welch was traded again, this time to the divisional rival Lightning of Tampa Bay. That would not bee the final time Welch would be on the move in 2009 however, as he signed on with the Atlanta Thrashers as an unrestricted free agent in July of that year.

			REGULAR SEASON						PLAYOFFS
Season	Club	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1999-00	St. Sebastian's Arrows	High-MA	26	4	11	15	35
1999-00	Eastern-Mass Senators	MBAHL	4	0	3	3	6
2000-01	St. Sebastian's Arrows	High-MA	30	11	20	31	37
2001-02	Harvard Crimson	ECAC	27	5	6	11	56
2002-03	Harvard Crimson	ECAC	34	6	22	28	70
2003-04	Harvard Crimson	ECAC	34	6	13	19	58
2004-05	Harvard Crimson	ECAC	34	6	12	18	86
2005-06	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	5	1	3	4	2	0
2005-06	Wilkes-Barre Penguins	AHL	77	9	20	29	99	+15	11	1	0	1	18
2006-07	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	22	1	1	2	22	+1
2006-07	Wilkes-Barre Penguins	AHL	27	5	16	21	24	+8
2006-07	Florida Panthers	NHL	2	1	0	1	2	+3
2006-07	Rochester Americans	AHL	11	2	4	6	21	+4	6	0	2	2	12
2007-08	Florida Panthers	NHL	4	0	0	0	7	+1
2008-09	Florida Panthers	NHL	23	1	1	2	11	-5
2008-09	Rochester Americans	AHL	7	0	3	3	10	-2
2008-09	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	17	0	0	0	14	-4
2009-10	Chicago Wolves	AHL	37	1	4	5	33	+8	14	0	2	2	10
2010-11	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	-1
2010-11	Chicago Wolves	AHL	50	2	11	13	65	+9
2011-12	HV 71 Jonkoping	Sweden	51	4	6	10	85		6	1	1	2	0
2012-13	Vaxjo Lakers HC	Sweden	43	8	9	17	56
2013-14	Vaxjo Lakers HC	Sweden	43	2	17	19	82		12	2	2	4	10
2014-15	Vaxjo Lakers HC	Sweden	52	5	23	28	100		17	2	4	6	53
2015-16	MODO Hockey Ornskoldsvik	Sweden	32	3	13	16	56
2015-16	MODO Hockey Ornskoldsvik	Sweden-Q							7	0	3	3	10
2016-17	IF Malmo Redhawks	Sweden	51	2	9	11	79		13	1	1	2	18
NHL Totals			75	4	5	9	58

ECAC All-Rookie Team (2002)
ECAC Second All-Star Team (2002, 2003)
NCAA East Second All-American Team (2003) ECAC First All-Star Team (2005) NCAA East First All-American Team (2005)

Traded to Florida by Pittsburgh for Gary Roberts, February 27, 2007. Missed remainder of 2007-08 due to shoulder injury at Montreal, October 16, 2007. Traded to Tampa Bay by Florida with Florida's 3rd round pick (later traded to Detroit - Detroit selected Andrej Nestrasil) in 2009 NHL Draft for Steve Eminger, March 4, 2009. Signed as a free agent by Atlanta, July 13, 2009. Missed majority of 2009-10 due to knee injury. Transferred to Winnipeg after Atlanta franchise relocated, June 21, 2011. Signed as a free agent by Jonkoping (Sweden), July 1, 2011. Signed as a free agent by Vaxjo (Sweden), May 3, 2012.

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