Draft R4 #111: Rangers select C Noah Laba (Lincoln Stars, USHL)

[nyr2k2]

Noah Laba at eliteprospects.com

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Noah Laba, 2003-08-04 Northville, MI, USA USA. Most recently in the NCAA with Colorado College. Complete player biography and stats.

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Don't see him ranked anywhere. He's a Colgate Colorado College (NCAA) commit for next year.

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[Thirty One]

Last pick was a little long in the name, glad they went short name here.

 

[Savant]

Never heard or seen this guy. Thought there some interesting wingers on the board like Wagner, Seminoff, Jelsma maybe Hejduk.

For USHL, I would have looked at Bump. Laba from Michigan. Maybe he is friends with Trouba too

 

[Machinehead]

Please tell me this one skates!

 

[Thirty One]

PIMs suggests he can throw 'em.

 

[bogans]

Please tell me this one skates!

Nope, he wears retro Jordans on the ice. He's slower, but looks great!

 

[Fitzy]

This is someone's pet project reach pick.

 

[Raspewtin]

he's an overager

 

[Thirty One]

 

[Gospel of Prospal]

 

[Good Intentions]

Don’t really understand the value proposition here unless there’s explicit information that another organization(s) have him pegged in Round 4 as well.

 

[duhmetreE]

"He’s big, strong, skates well, has got good puck skills, and just as important he is an outstanding young man who will help elevate the culture we are looking to create” Michael continued. “The thing we noticed a lot is he seemed to always have the puck or the puck found him, which told us he has the willingness to go to the right areas of the rink and play inside the dots."

this is literally all I found on him

 

[nyr2k2]

We will now likely have 9 prospects playing NCAA hockey next season, which is both a testament to the NCAA's growth and probably a record for us organizationally.

 

[Thirty One]

"He’s big, strong, skates well, has got good puck skills, and just as important he is an outstanding young man who will help elevate the culture we are looking to create” Michael continued. “The thing we noticed a lot is he seemed to always have the puck or the puck found him, which told us he has the willingness to go to the right areas of the rink and play inside the dots."

this is literally all I found on him

He sounds like a really nice guy.

 

[Ruggs225]

Watch this kid will become a 4th line staple

 

[bogans]

I think they drafted a goon in the 4th round as if this were 1995

 

[Savant]

"He’s big, strong, skates well, has got good puck skills, and just as important he is an outstanding young man who will help elevate the culture we are looking to create” Michael continued. “The thing we noticed a lot is he seemed to always have the puck or the puck found him, which told us he has the willingness to go to the right areas of the rink and play inside the dots."

this is literally all I found on him

Who is Michael?

 

[Machinehead]

Nope, he wears retro Jordans on the ice. He's slower, but looks great!

Fair

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Would guess looking at his stats they think this kid could turn into a bottom line player?

Who knows

 

[NoQuitInNewMexico]

 

[Machinehead]

Seems like the plan this year is "we have our stars, let's get cheap depth" which is cool and nothing could go wrong.

 

[Rangers in 7]

its the 4th round, its a crap shoot anyways who knows maybe he develops as a nice bottom 6 player

 

[nyr2k2]

To keep the age thing in perspective, he's only like 3 weeks older than Brody Lamb, who was an upside project that we drafted last year, and who also played in the USHL last year and is starting his NCAA career in the fall. He's also a couple weeks younger than Jaroslav Chmelar, another project from last draft who spent the year in Finnish juniors.

 

[dshea19]

I think “pain in the ass to play against” is what got him drafted here.

 

[I Eat Crow]

Scouting report reads like Zenon Kenopka. I like it.