December 5, 2007

Sticking with Wood: Panthers' Welch Shuns Composites

The following article, which features former Harvard defenseman Noah Welch, appeared in the December 5 issue of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

By Steve Gorten

SUNRISE - Defenseman Noah Welch tried switching from a wooden hockey stick to a high-tech graphite composite in college.

He quickly abandoned that idea.

"My coach was calling Sher-Wood [manufacturer] every day, wondering when my [wood] sticks were going to get in, because I was terrible with [composite]," Welch said, smiling.

Complete article can be accessed via the Sun-Sentinel Web site by clicking here.