Noah Juulsen

Noah Juulsen (born April 2, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 26th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2015 NHL entry draft. Juulsen has also previously played for the Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers.

Playing career

Junior Juulsen was drafted by the Everett Silvertips in the fourth round of the 2012 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft. During the 2014–15 WHL season his outstanding play was rewarded when he was selected to play in the 2015 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. During the 2015 NHL entry draft, the Montreal Canadiens selected Juulsen 26th overall. On July 9, 2015, Juulsen agreed to terms on a three-year, entry- level contract with the Canadiens.

Professional Juulsen (left) defending against the Seattle Kraken in November 2023. Juulsen made his professional debut during the 2017–18 NHL Season. On February 21, 2018, Juulsen was recalled by the Canadiens and played his first NHL game on February 22, 2018, in a 3–1 win against the New York Rangers. On March 2, Juulsen scored his first career NHL goal during a 6–3 win over the New York Islanders. He recorded an additional two assists in 23 total games for the club.

On February 1, 2019, the Canadiens announced Juulsen was out indefinitely with a vision-related issue following twin puck strikes to the face during the November 19, 2018 match against the Washington Capitals. He skated in a total of 21 games for the Canadiens during the 2018–19 season, scoring one goal and four assists.

On January 11, 2021, the Florida Panthers claimed Juulsen off of waivers from the Canadiens.

Prior to the commencement of the season, on October 10, 2021, Juulsen was traded by the Panthers to the Vancouver Canucks, along with Juho Lammikko, in exchange for Olli Juolevi.

Juulsen signed a one-year, $900,000 contract with the Philadelphia Flyers for the season on July 1, 2025.

He signed a two-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche on July 1, 2026.

International play

Juulsen competed with Team Canada Pacific to win a silver medal at the 2014 World U-17 Hockey Challenge.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2012–13 Fraser Valley Thunderbirds BCMML 35 6 19 25 24 — — — — — 2012–13 Everett Silvertips WHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Everett Silvertips WHL 59 2 8 10 32 3 0 0 0 2 2014–15 Everett Silvertips WHL 68 9 43 52 42 6 0 1 1 8 2015–16 Everett Silvertips WHL 63 7 21 28 37 6 0 2 2 10 2016–17 Everett Silvertips WHL 49 12 22 34 38 10 0 2 2 10 2016–17 St. John's IceCaps AHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0 2017–18 Laval Rocket AHL 31 1 5 6 8 — — — — — 2017–18 Montreal Canadiens NHL 23 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 2018–19 Montreal Canadiens NHL 21 1 4 5 6 — — — — — 2018–19 Laval Rocket AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2019–20 Laval Rocket AHL 13 0 3 3 4 — — — — — 2020–21 Florida Panthers NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2020–21 Syracuse Crunch AHL 5 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2021–22 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 50 3 13 16 63 2 0 0 0 4 2021–22 Vancouver Canucks NHL 8 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2022–23 Vancouver Canucks NHL 12 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2022–23 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 49 3 17 20 34 5 0 2 2 4 2023–24 Vancouver Canucks NHL 54 1 6 7 22 2 0 0 0 4 2024–25 Vancouver Canucks NHL 35 0 0 0 21 — — — — — 2025–26 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 52 1 9 10 15 5 0 2 2 0 NHL totals 209 4 23 27 74 7 0 2 2 4

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2014 Canada Pacific U17 6 1 1 2 2 2017 Canada WJC 7 0 2 2 4 Junior totals 13 1 3 4 6

Awards and honours Honours Year CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 2015