Nearly three years after the San Jose Sharks selected him in the second round of the 2014 NHL Draft, Swiss forward Noah Rod finally signed an entry-level contract with the team in March. Up to that point, Rod had played every game of his club career in Switzerland, suiting up for Genève-Servette HC each of the last four seasons.
Rod was far from a dynamic point producer in Sqitzerland, scoring just 37 points in 137 NLA games. 30 of those came in his last 71 games, which translates to about 0.18 points per game in the NHL, using Rob Vollman’s factors.