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Claire Vekich Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2002-11-26 Country: USA

NCAA-W Projection

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NCAA Division I Women's

Projected PPG — WCHA-W

0.39

Average (0.25–0.45)

Base NCAAe-W PPG0.4538

Conf. Strength0.997

Year Adj (FR)×0.80

Confidencehigh

Seasons Used2

NCAA D3W

Projected PPG — Division Avg

0.89

Strong (0.65–1.00)

Base D3e-W PPG1.0362

Conf. Strength1.000

Year Adj (FR)×0.80

Confidencehigh

Seasons Used2

D1W / D3W Likelihood

NCAA D1W

NCAA D3W

92%

Club / Other

Based on 40 comparable players

Career Trajectory

Dashed = raw PPG · ■ Solid = age-adjusted NCAAe-W PPG · ■ Green = actual college PPG

Pre-College Seasons

Most women's college players come directly from high school hockey. Junior or HS season stats below (when available on Elite Prospects).

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PPG	NCAAe-W PPG	Age-Adjusted
2016-17	Grand Rapids-Greenway	USHS-MN-W	14	2	0	2	0.143	0.0216	0.0216
2017-18	Grand Rapids-Greenway	USHS-MN-W	25	21	20	41	1.640	0.2476	0.2476
2018-19	Grand Rapids-Greenway	USHS-MN-W	25	31	12	43	1.720	0.2597	0.2597
2019-20	Grand Rapids-Greenway	USHS-MN-W	24	23	22	45	1.875	0.2831	0.2831
2020-21	Grand Rapids-Greenway	USHS-MN-W	21	32	30	62	2.952	0.4458	0.4458

NCAAe-W = points/game translated to NCAA-W equivalent · COVID-flagged seasons in yellow

College Seasons

Season	School	Conference	Year	GP	G	A	Pts	PPG
2024-25	Minnesota State	CHA-W	SR	37	16	11	27	0.730
2023-24	Minnesota State	CHA-W	JR	37	7	6	13	0.351
2022-23	Bemidji State	CHA-W	SO	36	7	0	7	0.194
2021-22	Bemidji State	CHA-W	FR	28	7	5	12	0.429

Historical Comparables — NCAA D1W

Player	League · Season · PPG	FR College PPG	School
Emily Gunderson	USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 1.71 PPG	0.171	Lindenwood
Mariah Gardner	USHS-MN-W · 2013-14 · 1.74 PPG	0.071	Minnesota State
Amy Petersen	USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 1.92 PPG	0.784	Penn State
Charly Dalhquist	USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 1.68 PPG	0.241	North Dakota
Jordan McLaughlin	USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 1.68 PPG	0.294	Minnesota State

Historical Comparables — NCAA D3W

Player	Junior Season · PPG	FR College PPG	School	Conference
Rylan Kissel	2024-25 · 1.11 PPG	0.577	Bethel	MIAC
Julia Larson	2022-23 · 1.38 PPG	0.455	St. Olaf	MIAC
Amy Budde	2013-14 · 0.68 PPG	0.923	Lake Forest	NCHA
Reilly Springman	2016-17 · 1.00 PPG	0.630	Wisconsin-River Falls	WIAC
Alyssa Hulst	2014-15 · 0.90 PPG	0.700	Norwich	NEHC

Women's college hockey projections draw primarily on high school and junior stats when available. Because most women go directly from HS to college, projections with limited pre-college data use conference-based priors.

NCAAe-W factors are derived from historical pre-college→NCAA-W transitions. For many players, projection confidence is lower than men's due to sparse pre-college tracking.