Cika wannan jumla: Welch ya rubuta ta Pittsburgh Penguins a cikin
2001 NHL Entry Draft, an zaɓi 54th gaba ɗaya a zagaye na biyu. Nuhu ya kasance kyaftin din kungiyar 'yan wasan hockey na Jami'ar Harvard, wanda ya kammala karatu a 2005. Kafin aikinsa na kwaleji a Harvard ya buga wasan hockey a makarantar sakandare a Makarantar St. Sebastian a Needham, Massachusetts.