Noah Rod (born 7 June 1996) is a Swiss professional ice hockey right winger who currently serves as captain of Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL). Rod was selected by the Sharks in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
| Noah Rod | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Rod with Genève-Servette HC in 2014 | |||
| Born |
7 June 1996 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NL team Former teams |
Genève-Servette HC San Jose Barracuda | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| NHL draft |
53rd overall, 2014 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Playing career edit
Rod made his National League A debut playing with Genève-Servette HC during the 2013–14 NLA season, signing a one-year contract.[1] In 2014, he was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
On 5 October 2016, Rod agreed to a five-year contract extension with Geneva with an NHL-out clause.[2]
At the conclusion of Genève-Servette's 2016–17 season after a first round sweep in the post-season, Rod used his out-clause in signing a three-year entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League on 23 March 2017.[3] After sorting out immigration visa issues, Rod was assigned to affiliate for the playoff run of the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL).[4]
At the end of the 2016–17 season, Rod stated that he would no longer play in the AHL, considering the league too weak compared to the National League. Should he not make the Sharks roster at the end of training camp, he would then rejoin Genève-Servette.[5] After participating in the Sharks training camp and pre-season, Rod was reassigned on loan back to Genève-Servette on 25 September 2017.[6] In the off-season following the 2017–18 season, Rod was placed on unconditional waivers and mutually terminated his contract with the Sharks on July 17, 2018, after he refused to play in the AHL.[7] That same day, he was named captain of Genève-Servette HC and signed through the 2023–24 season with the team.[8]
On September 16, 2019, Rod was suspended for 2 games and fined CHF 3,900 after an illegal check against SCL Tigers's Loic In-Albon during the first regular season game on September 14, 2019.[9]
On January 17, 2020, Rod was suspended for 4 games and fined CHF 6,400 following a hit to the head of Alessio Bertaggia in a game against HC Lugano on January 14, 2020.[10]
International play edit
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Switzerland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2018 Denmark | |
Rod represented the Swiss National junior team at multiple tournaments. The first time he was selected to play for Switzerland men's national team, was during the 2016 Deutschland Cup.[11]
Rod won silver with Switzerland at the 2018 IIHF World Championship in Denmark. He appeared in all 10 games of the tournament (0 point). The next year, Rod was also named to the team for the 2019 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia.
Personal life edit
Rod is the son of former National League player Jean-Luc Rod who spent most of his career with HC Fribourg-Gottéron.
His brother, Julien, is currently under contract with HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the Swiss U20 league.
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Genève-Servette HC | Elite. A | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Genève-Servette HC | Elite. A | 33 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Genève-Servette HC | Elite. A | 31 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | ||
| 2013–14 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Genève-Servette HC | Elite. A | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 44 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Genève-Servette HC | NLA | 27 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Genève-Servette HC | NL | 25 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Genève-Servette HC | NL | 44 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Genève-Servette HC | NL | 44 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Genève-Servette HC | NL | 45 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Genève-Servette HC | NL | 27 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Genève-Servette HC | NL | 45 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| NL totals | 367 | 79 | 76 | 155 | 237 | 64 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 26 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Switzerland | IH18 | 7th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Switzerland | U18 | 7th | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | |
| 2015 | Switzerland | WJC | 9th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Switzerland | WJC | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2018 | Switzerland | WC | 
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Switzerland | WC | 8th | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | Switzerland | WC | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 21 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 32 | ||||
| Senior totals | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Noah Rod et Eliot Antonietti prolongent". gshc.ch. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2015..
- ^ "Noah Rod committed to the long term" (in French). Genève-Servette HC. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Noah Rod reportedly signs with the San Jose Sharks". swisshockeynews.ch. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017..
- ^ "Sharks sign Swiss draft pick to entry-level deal". Mercury News. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Noah Rod talks about his plans for the upcoming season". swisshockeynews.ch. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Sharks reduce training camp roster by 10 players". San Jose Sharks. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Sharks place Rod on waivers". Twitter. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Noah Rod extends with GSHC until 2024, will be the team's captain next season". swisshockeynews.ch. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Two-game suspension against Geneva's Noah Rod". swisshockeynews.ch. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Four games and a fine for GSHC's Noah Rod". swisshockeynews.ch. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Men's national squad released for Deutschland Cup". www.sihf.ch. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database