 Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle: Laich ni akọkọ ti a ṣe akojọpọ nipasẹ awọn Alagba ni 2001 NHL Entry Draft, ati pe o wa ni iṣowo si awọn Capitals gẹgẹbi apakan ti package fun Peter Bondra. Ṣaaju ki o to ṣiṣẹ ni ọjọgbọn, Laich lo akoko ni Western Hockey League WHL ti n ṣiṣẹ pẹlu awọn Moose Jaw Warriors ati Seattle Thunderbirds. Ó ti ṣojú fún Kánádà ní àgbáyé, ó gba àmì ẹyẹ fàdákà ní : 2003 World Junior Championships, ati ṣiṣere fun Canada lẹẹkansi ni 2010 World Hockey Championships. 