Los Angeles, Calif. (WGR Sports Radio 550) - For the third time in the 2025 NHL Draft, the Buffalo Sabres added to their blue line, selecting Noah Laberge with the 135th overall selection in the fifth round.
With the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League this past season, Laberge scored 12 goals and added 23 assists for 35 points in 63 games played. That was good enough to put him atop all draft eligible defensemen in the QMJHL for goal scoring, and third overall among draft eligible defensive prospects in scoring.
The 6-foot-1 and 187-pound defenseman is expected to remain in the QMJHL this upcoming season, where he will make the move with the franchise to Newfoundland as they become the Regiment.
Here is what Elite Prospects has to say about Laberge:
"Noah Laberge is an intelligent and mobile blueliner who specializes in suppressing opposing rushes. He plays a patient defensive game based mostly on his stick work. He funnels puck carriers to the outside, anticipates their movement and matches them, and cuts passes as they’re fired, limiting the opposition’s ability to orchestrate chances. When he regains possession, he immediately looks to the inside for an outlet, connecting with teammates as they rush up the ice, before following their movement."
Buffalo's next selection comes in the sixth round of the 2025 NHL Draft with the 167th overall pick.