#45 - Noah Welch - Harvard Captain, NHL Pro and U.S. Olympian

Noah Welch was drafted in the second round of the 2001
National Hockey League Draft out of high school hockey in the
Boston (MA) area.  Before going to professional hockey,
Welch played four years with Harvard University, and was captain
his final year.  In fact, he is in the Harvard University
Athletics Hall Of Fame.  He graduated from Harvard in 2005,
and began his pro career with Wilkes-Barre in the American Hockey
League, but made his NHL debut late that season with the
Penguins.


Welch played in North America for six seasons, playing with
Pittsburgh, Florida, Tampa Bay and Atlanta in the NHL.  He
also spent time in the AHL with Wilkes-Barre, Rochester and
Chicago.  Then it was off to play in Sweden, Welch played
seven seasons in the top professional league in that
country.  Welch was able to play in the Olympics in his last
year, representing Team USA in the 2018 Olympic Games in South
Korea.


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