Noah Rod

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 (1996-06-07) 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

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
Medal record
Representing   Switzerland
Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 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

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

Regular season and playoffs
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
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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
  1. "Noah Rod et Eliot Antonietti prolongent". gshc.ch. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2015..
  2. "Noah Rod committed to the long term" (in French). Genève-Servette HC. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. "Noah Rod reportedly signs with the San Jose Sharks". swisshockeynews.ch. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017..
  4. "Sharks sign Swiss draft pick to entry-level deal". Mercury News. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  5. "Noah Rod talks about his plans for the upcoming season". swisshockeynews.ch. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  6. "Sharks reduce training camp roster by 10 players". San Jose Sharks. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  7. "Sharks place Rod on waivers". Twitter. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  8. "Noah Rod extends with GSHC until 2024, will be the team's captain next season". swisshockeynews.ch. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  9. "Two-game suspension against Geneva's Noah Rod". swisshockeynews.ch. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  10. "Four games and a fine for GSHC's Noah Rod". swisshockeynews.ch. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  11. "Men's national squad released for Deutschland Cup". www.sihf.ch. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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