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Position: Defense DOB: 2004-06-14 Country: USA
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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
2022-23 H.C. Rhode Island EHL 46 3 18 21 0.457 0.1055 0.1126 0.2234 0.2385
2023-24 H.C. Rhode Island EHL 42 5 21 26 0.619 0.1430 0.1455 0.3029 0.3081
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow
College Seasons (Historical)
Season School Div Conference Year GP G A Pts PPG
2025-26 University of Rhode Island ACHA_D1 — — 37 6 19 25 0.676
2024-25 University of Rhode Island ACHA_D1 — — 37 6 19 25 0.676
2023-24 University of Rhode Island ACHA_D1 — — 37 6 19 25 0.676
2022-23 University of Rhode Island ACHA_D1 — — 37 6 19 25 0.676
2021-22 University of Rhode Island ACHA_D1 — — 37 6 19 25 0.676
2020-21 University of Rhode Island ACHA_D1 — — 37 6 19 25 0.676

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

38%
NCAA D2/D3
0%
Club / ACHA
20%
Other

NCAAe Rankings

#7308
Defenseman overall
#1747
Defenseman born in 2004
#897
in EHL

D1 Comparables

James Roll
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.22 PPG
→ Lake Superior State (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Dan Molenaar
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Minnesota Duluth (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 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
Christopher Dienes
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.15 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Victor Björkung
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.20 Average D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Andrew Mather
SUNY Oswego · 2006-07
0.308 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Andrew Sprouse
Concordia · 2012-13
0.000 No data
actual D2/3 PPG
Mike Foy
SUNY Potsdam · 2006-07
0.750 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.