Noah Dobson
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
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| name = Noah Dobson
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| caption = Dobson with the New York Islanders in November 2024
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|1|7}}
| birth_place = Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 195
| position = Defence
| shoots = Right
| league = NHL
| team = New York Islanders
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| draft = 12th overall
| draft_year = 2018
| draft_team = New York Islanders
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Noah Dobson (born January 7, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 12th overall by the Islanders in the 2018 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
Dobson grew up playing hockey on Prince Edward Island (PEI), first skating when he was four-years-old. A skilled skater, he was given permission by Hockey PEI (the governing body of hockey on PEI) to enroll in organized hockey at a younger age than normal, and consistently played in older age groups. In 2014 Dobson left home to attend Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec, recruited to join their hockey team. He spent the 2014–15 season at the school, and considered moving to Toronto and joining the Don Mills Flyers of the Greater Toronto Hockey League, though ultimately was recruited join the academy of EC Red Bull Salzburg in Austria. He spent a season in Austria, living with former NHL player Brian Savage (whose son also joined Red Bull), before returning to Canada.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/noah-dobson-nhl-draft-acadie-bathurst-titan-profile/|title=The Road Less Travelled|last=Nugent-Bowman|first=Daniel|date=July 17, 2018|publisher=Sportsnet|access-date=June 5, 2020}}
Dobson was drafted in the first round, sixth overall, in the 2016 QMJHL draft by the Acadie–Bathurst Titan.{{cite web|title=Titan select Dobson, trade Brisebois|url=http://en.letitan.com/article/titan-select-noah-dobson|website=en.letitan.com|access-date=April 22, 2018|date=June 4, 2016}} Considered one of the top defensemen in the league, Dobson was named to the 2017–18 QMJHL first All-Star team.{{Cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/hockey-sports-pmn/armada-star-alex-barre-boulet-named-qmjhl-mvp-zadina-top-prospect|title=Armada star Alex Barre-Boulet named QMJHL MVP; Zadina top prospect|date=April 5, 2018|work=National Post|access-date=April 20, 2018|language=en-US}} He was also named the QMJHL defenseman of the month for the month of March after he finished the regular season tied for second place among defenseman in the league with 69 points.{{cite news|title=Dobson receives QMJHL award|url=http://www.journalpioneer.com/sports/hockey/dobson-receives-qmjhl-award-196775/|access-date=April 22, 2018|publisher=Journal Pioneer|date=March 26, 2018}} At the conclusion of the season, Dobson was nominated for the Emile Bouchard Trophy as the league's best defensemen. He was also nominated for the Michael Bossy Trophy and Kevin Lowe Trophy.{{cite web|title=2018 Golden puck Awards: the nominees are revealed|url=http://theqmjhl.ca/article/2018-golden-puck-awards-the-nominees-are-revealed|website=theqmjhl.ca|access-date=April 22, 2018|date=March 29, 2018}}
On June 22, 2018, Dobson was selected 12th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2018 NHL entry draft.{{cite web |title=Islanders Select Dobson |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/islanders-select-dobson/c-299196804 |website=NHL.com |access-date=August 13, 2018 |date=June 22, 2018}} On August 13, the Islanders signed Dobson to a three-year, entry-level contract.{{cite web |title=Dobson Agrees to Terms on Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/dobson-agrees-to-terms-on-three-year-entry-level-contract/c-299742972 |website=NHL.com |access-date=August 13, 2018 |date=August 13, 2018}}
In the 2018–19 season, Dobson was selected as the Titans team captain.{{cite news |title=Dobson named Titan captain |url=https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/sports/hockey/dobson-named-titan-captain-244817/ |access-date=January 4, 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=September 26, 2018}} Having scored 16 points in 28 games for the rebuilding Titans, Dobson was traded to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies during the 2019 World Junior Championships.{{cite web |title=Noah Dobson sera échangé aux Huskies |url=https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lhjmq/lhjmq-noah-dobson-sera-echange-aux-huskies-1.6510582 |website=rds.ca |access-date=January 4, 2019 |language=French |date=December 17, 2018}} With the Huskies, Dobson won his second consecutive Memorial Cup.
On October 2, 2019, Dobson officially made the Islanders roster for the 2019–20 season. Dobson's first NHL game came on October 8, 2019, against the Edmonton Oilers, where he recorded his first NHL point with a primary assist on a goal by Matt Martin.{{cite web |last1=Yarr |first1=Kevin |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-noah-dobson-nhl-debut-1.5314417 |access-date=June 1, 2020 |date=October 9, 2019 | title = P.E.I.'s Noah Dobson makes NHL debut}} On January 14, 2020, in his 18th NHL game, Dobson scored his first NHL goal against Calvin Pickard of the Detroit Red Wings.{{cite web |title=Islanders bury beleaguered Red Wings, 8-2 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/icehockey-nhl-nyi-det/islanders-bury-beleaguered-red-wings-8-2-idUSMTZXEG1F4O3ML4 |website=Reuters |access-date=June 1, 2020 |date=January 15, 2020}}
During the 2021–22 season, Dobson recorded 51 points with 13 goals in 80 games played.{{cite web |title=Noah Dobson 2021-22 Game Log |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/d/dobsono01/gamelog/2022 |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=November 8, 2022}} On August 22, 2022, Dobson re-signed with the Islanders on a three-year deal.{{cite web |title=Islanders Sign Dobson |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/islanders-sign-dobson/c-335341552 |website=NHL.com |access-date=November 8, 2022 |date=August 22, 2022}}
During the 2023–24 season, on April 9, 2024, Dobson became the second defenseman in Islanders history to record at least 60 assists in single season.{{cite web |last1=Hornick |first1=Eric |title=The Skinny: Islanders 4, Rangers 2 |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/the-skinny-islanders-4-rangers-2 |website=NHL.com |access-date=April 10, 2024 |date=April 10, 2024}} He ended the season with 70 points, becoming the first Islanders defenseman to reach the mark since Denis Potvin in the 1983–84 season.{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2021 |title=Noah Dobson joins Denis Potvin as only NY Islanders defensemen to hit two marks |url=https://eyesonisles.com/posts/eyesonisles.com/posts/noah-dobson-joins-denis-potvin-as-only-ny-islanders-defensemen-to-hit-two-marks-01hv3wnp3wb8 |access-date=June 23, 2024 |website=Eyes On Isles |language=en-US}}
International play
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{{MedalCompetition|Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament}}
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Dobson won a gold medal at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.
Dobson represented Canada at the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Vancouver and Victoria. He scored one goal in the tournament, but his most notable involvement came in the quarterfinal against Finland, when his stick broke on a one-timer, and the Finns immediately rushed down the ice and scored, eliminating Canada.{{Cite web|url=http://www.journalpioneer.com/sports/hockey/world-junior-hockey-championship-an-incredible-experience-for-summersides-noah-dobson-273459/|title=World junior hockey championship 'an incredible experience' for Summerside's Noah Dobson |website=www.journalpioneer.com|language=en|access-date=March 3, 2019}}
Personal life
Dobson was born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island to Bathurst, New Brunswick natives Andrew and Jenny Dobson.{{Cite web|title=Canadian Noah Dobson's unique path to the 2018 NHL Draft - Sportsnet|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/noah-dobson-nhl-draft-acadie-bathurst-titan-profile/|website=www.sportsnet.ca|access-date=March 3, 2019}} He has one younger sister, Elly.{{Cite web|title=Family accomplishment for Dobsons|url=http://www.journalpioneer.com/sports/hockey/family-accomplishment-for-dobsons-221084/|last=Simmonds|first=Jason|website=www.journalpioneer.com|language=en|access-date=May 30, 2020}}
Dobson lived with former Islander Dennis Seidenberg during his rookie season, similar to teammate Mathew Barzal.{{Cite web|title=Dobson of Islanders feels at home with Seidenbergs during NHL pause|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/islanders-noah-dobson-nhl-pause-with-seidenbergs/c-316538746|website=NHL.com|language=en-US|access-date=May 30, 2020}}
Dobson is engaged to Alexa Serowik.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 2016–17
| QMJHL | 63 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 40
| 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
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| 2017–18 | Acadie–Bathurst Titan | QMJHL | 67 | 17 | 52 | 69 | 52
| 20 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 24 |
| 2018–19
| Acadie–Bathurst Titan | QMJHL | 28 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 36
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2018–19 | QMJHL | 28 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 24
| 20 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 20 |
| 2019–20
| NHL | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2020–21 | New York Islanders | NHL | 46 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8
| 19 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021–22
| New York Islanders | NHL | 80 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 18
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2022–23 | New York Islanders | NHL | 78 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 20
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023–24
| New York Islanders | NHL | 79 | 10 | 60 | 70 | 36
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2024–25 | New York Islanders | NHL | 71 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 28
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3"|NHL totals ! 388 !! 50 !! 180 !! 230 !! 118 ! 31 !! 0 !! 10 !! 10 !! 8 |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||
| 2016
| Canada Red | U17 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2017 | Canada | IH18 | {{gold1}} | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019
| Canada | WJC | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 15 !! 1 !! 3 !! 4 !! 4 |
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:Acadie–Bathurst Titan players
Category:Bishop's College School alumni
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Ice hockey people from Prince Edward Island
Category:NHL first-round draft picks
Category:New York Islanders draft picks
Category:New York Islanders players