Ku dhameystir weedhan soo socota: Welch waxaa loo doortay Pittsburgh Penguins
2001 NHL Entry Draft, waxaa loo doortay 54aad guud ahaan wareega 2aad. Nuux wuxuu ahaa kabtanka kooxda ciyaaraha Hockey-ga ee Jaamacadda Harvard, wuxuu qalin jabiyay 2005. Ka hor inta uusan ku dhigan jaamacadda Harvard wuxuu ku ciyaaray hockey dugsiga sare ee St. Sebastian's School ee Needham, Massachusetts.