Another hockey player from Newfoundland and Labrador has been brought up to the NHL, with St. John's-raised Nathan Noel heading to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Noel, a centre, got the news this weekend that he'd been selected in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft while he was taking part in the Play On! street hockey tournament in Mount Pearl.

"After the game, I went to my phone and just seen all the texts and it kinda clued into me that I was an NHL draft pick," he said.

"I jumped into the fence and started going a little bit crazy, and then I just kinda broke down."

Blackhawks two 4th round choices: Swedish defenseman Lucas Carlsson (110th) and C Nathan Noel (113th) out of the QMJHL. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLDraft?src=hash">#NHLDraft</a> —@NHLBlackhawks

Noel played for the Saint John Sea Dogs in the Maritime division of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

The six-foot player just turned 19 last week.

He was selected 113th overall in the fourth-round draft pick for Chicago.

A photo shared on Twitter of Nathan Noel getting the news he'd been selected in the NHL draft pick to play for the Chicago Blackhawks. (Glen Noel/Twitter)

"I moved away when I was 14, so for me to be drafted in the NHL...that was the biggest thing that ever happened to me."

"I just sacrificed so much for the game, and it kinda feels like the game is giving back now."

Nathan and my good buddy & huge Blackhawks fan just before Nathan left for Shattuck in 2011 at 14. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DreamsComeTrue?src=hash">#DreamsComeTrue</a> <a href="https://t.co/MvhhPW1dcQ">pic.twitter.com/MvhhPW1dcQ</a> —@glcnoel

Noel says he's not expecting to make the big-league team this season, but he's hoping to leave a good impression through his performance in training camp.

He's one of two N.L.-born hockey players to be drafted to the NHL this weekend.

Evan Fitzpatrick, who now lives in Lower Sackville, N.S., was selected by the St. Louis Blues 59th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.