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Danial Shakshakbayev Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2005-06-30 Country: Kazakhstan
Western Connecticut
LittleEast D3

Set Commitment

NCAA Division I

NCAA D3 / D2

Career Trajectory
Dashed = raw PPG  ·  ■ Solid blue = age-adjusted NCAAe-PPG  ·  ■ Green = actual college PPG
Junior Seasons
Season Team League GP G A Pts PPG NCAAe-PPG Age-Adj D3e-PPG Age-Adj
2023-24 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL-RU 11 2 2 4 0.364 0.1850 0.1862 0.9740 0.9801
2024-25 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL-RU 32 4 6 10 0.312 0.1590 0.1520 0.8371 0.8004
2025-26 Snezhnye Barsy Astana MHL-RU 5 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

30%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
32%
Age-Out / Club
35%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#3647
Defenseman overall
#944
Defenseman born in 2005

D1 Comparables

James Roll
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.22 PPG
→ Lake Superior State (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Tucker Poolman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.44 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.45 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Dan Molenaar
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Minnesota Duluth (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Christian Neumann
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ UConn (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Tommy Davis
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.34 PPG
→ Princeton (0.29 D1 FR PPG)
0.20 Average D
NCAAe PPG

Western Connecticut Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Tyler Gobel
0.60
actual FR PPG at Western Connecticut
Francis Rose
0.71
actual FR PPG at Western Connecticut
Scott McNulty
0.76
actual FR PPG at Western Connecticut
Jordan Blais
0.22
actual FR PPG at Western Connecticut

D2/3 Comparables

Mac Olson
Hobart · 2010-11
0.846 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Roman Cherniak
Lawrence · 2023-24
0.842 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Aaron Andrade
Buffalo State · 2023-24
0.720 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG

How to read this: NCAAe and D3e factors convert a player's junior PPG into expected NCAA scoring at the D1 or D3 level. Harder conferences → lower projected PPG for the same player. A strong junior player (e.g. USHL 0.90 PPG) will project much higher in NESCAC than Big Ten because the D3 scoring environment is lower-difficulty.

Strength factor: conferences above 1.0 are harder than average; below 1.0 are easier. The formula is: Base NCAAe PPG ÷ Conference Strength = Projected PPG.