Noah Rod (born 7 June 1996) is a Swiss professional

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who currently serves as captain of

Genève-Servette HC The Genève-Servette HC (also called Servette or GSHC) is a professional ice hockey club based in Geneva, Switzerland and competing in the National League (NL), the top tier of the Swiss hockey league system. The team plays their home games at the ...

of the

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(NL). Rod was selected by the Sharks in the second round (53rd overall) of the

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Playing career

Rod made his National League A debut playing with Genève-Servette HC during the

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, signing a one-year contract. In 2014, he was selected by the

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in the second round (53rd overall) of the

. On 5 October 2016, Rod agreed to a five-year contract extension with Geneva with an NHL-out clause. 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

of the National Hockey League on 23 March 2017. After sorting out immigration visa issues, Rod was assigned to affiliate for the playoff run of the

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of the

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(AHL). 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

. Should he not make the Sharks roster at the end of training camp, he would then rejoin Genève-Servette. After participating in the Sharks training camp and pre-season, Rod was reassigned on loan back to Genève-Servette on 25 September 2017. 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. That same day, he was named captain of Genève-Servette HC and signed through the 2023–24 season with the team. On September 16, 2019, Rod was suspended for 2 games and fined CHF 3,900 after an illegal check against

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's Loic In-Albon during the first regular season game on September 14, 2019. 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

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on January 14, 2020.

International play

Rod represented the

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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. Rod won silver with Switzerland at the

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. He appeared in all 10 games of the tournament (0 point). The next year, Rod was also named to the team for the

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Personal life

Rod is the son of former

player Jean-Luc Rod who spent most of his career with

HC Fribourg-Gottéron HC Fribourg-Gottéron is a professional ice hockey team based in Fribourg, Switzerland, which competes in the National League (NL). The team is the sixth most attended team in Switzerland for the 2015/16 season with 6,156 spectators. History The ...

. His brother, Julien, is currently under contract with HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the Swiss U20 league.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rod, Noah 1996 births Living people Swiss expatriate ice hockey people Genève-Servette HC players San Jose Barracuda players San Jose Sharks draft picks Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the United States Swiss ice hockey right wingers People from La Chaux-de-Fonds Sportspeople from the canton of Neuchâtel