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Sean Backman Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1986-04-29 Country: USA
Signed Professionally
Eisbären Berlin · DEL

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
2005-06 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 57 29 27 56 0.983 0.5796 0.5557 2.9508 2.8292
2017-18 Eisbären Berlin DEL 52 24 21 45 0.865 2.1635 1.9524 7.3370 6.6209
2018-19 Eisbären Berlin DEL 49 13 11 24 0.490 1.2245 0.9938 4.1526 3.3703
2019-20 Eisbären Berlin DEL 13 1 4 5 0.385 0.9615 0.9615 3.2607 3.2607
2020-21 Eisbären Berlin DEL 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
■ 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
2009-10 Yale D1 ECAC SR 29 21 14 35 1.207
2008-09 Yale D1 ECAC JR 32 20 13 33 1.031
2007-08 Yale D1 ECAC SO 32 18 9 27 0.844
2006-07 Yale D1 ECAC FR 29 18 13 31 1.069
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.52
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
1.07
2006-07 · Yale
+106.6% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 36 comparables)

⭐ Elite profile — high probability of D1 placement; comparable to top-end prospects
8%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
92%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#4354
Forward overall
#161
Forward born in 1986

D2/3 Comparables

Neil Trimm
Neumann · 2003-04
1.800 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Arkhip Ledenkov
St. Scholastica · 2018-19
1.636 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Brandon Osmundson
Utica · 2018-19
1.448 Elite
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.