Noah Laberge
Defense · BUF · NCAA

Noah Laberge

Age
19
Height
6'1"
Weight
187 lb
Shoots
L
Drafted
2025, round 5, 135th overall
Born
CAN
2026-27
NCAA · Northeastern Univ.
Games
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Points
1
Prospect score · 2026-27
Depth

436th of 1,160 prospects in the NHLnew

14th in the BUF system · 7th among its defensemen

+0.3WAR a season if he sticks
Outlook
NHL odds12%Becomes a full-time NHL player — 200 games by 26
Impact odds4%Better than the typical NHL regular among defensemen
Arrival—Too unlikely to stick for an arrival year to mean much
WAR a season if he sticks+0.1+0.3+1.2Low, middle and high outcomes among his comparables who became regulars

Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 4 became full-time NHL players.

Development

His scoring, converted to an NHL equivalent, against every player his age and position that season. Zero is the average player his age; the band is where his comparables were at each age.

-10+1+215161718Age2022-23, age 15, 42 GP: +0.96 vs. his age group (0.07 NHL-equivalent points per game)2023-24, age 16, 65 GP: +0.03 vs. his age group (0.06 NHL-equivalent points per game)2024-25, age 17, 63 GP: +0.29 vs. his age group (0.09 NHL-equivalent points per game)2025-26, age 18, 62 GP: +0.67 vs. his age group (0.15 NHL-equivalent points per game)
HimMiddle half of his comps at that ageAverage player his age
Comparables

Past prospects at the same position and the same stage after their draft, matched on draft slot, age, size and league-adjusted production. What they became is already known. The outcome is judged at 26: 200 NHL games by then makes a regular.

#PlayerMatchNHL GP by 26Career NHL GPOutcomeWAR a season
1Philip Larsen2008 · #149 · at 1966%151151Did not stick—
2Mike Reilly2011 · #98 · at 1963%204466Regular+0.11
3Caleb Jones2015 · #117 · at 1960%242255Regular+0.35
4Luc Snuggerud2014 · #141 · at 1960%00Did not stick—
5Mikey Anderson2017 · #103 · at 1959%425430Regular+0.89
6TJ Brodie2008 · #114 · at 1958%418962Regular+1.21
7Michael Brodzinski2013 · #141 · at 1955%00Did not stick—
8Dillon Simpson2011 · #92 · at 1954%33Did not stick—
9Gustav Bouramman2015 · #201 · at 1952%00Did not stick—
10Dysin Mayo2014 · #133 · at 1952%8285Did not stick—
Season by season
SeasonGPGAPtsPIM
2026-27NCAA · Northeastern Univ.11010
2025-26QMJHL · Newfoundland Regiment627495641
2024-25QMJHL · Acadie-Bathurst Titan6312233550
2023-24QMJHL · Acadie-Bathurst Titan654202416
2022-23U18 NCC · Saint-Hyacinthe Gaulois71674
2022-23QM18AAA · Saint-Hyacinthe Gaulois428212928
2021-22QM18AAA · Châteauguay Grenadiers39310138
2019-20QBAAA R · Mortagne Noir et Or Bantam AAA R2434716
2019-20QBAAA · Mortagne Noir et Or Bantam AAA20000
2018-19QC Int PW · Montréal Jr. Canadiens20114
2017-18WSI U12 · East Coast Selects O U1290000

The prospect score is a percentile of his expected outcome among every prospect in the league: the chance he becomes a regular, times how good his comparables who did became against others at their position. A player who never sticks counts as zero, which is why a long shot with a high ceiling can rank below a safe bet. All Sabres prospects · How the rankings work