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McKenna Van Gelder Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2004-01-24 Country: Canada
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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
2021-22 Etobicoke Dolphins OWHL-U22 29 20 11 31 1.069 0.3737 0.3737 — —
■ 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 Cornell D1 ECAC-W SR 33 10 13 23 0.697
2024-25 Cornell D1 ECAC-W JR 35 10 13 23 0.657
2023-24 Cornell D1 ECAC-W SO 34 8 9 17 0.500
2022-23 Cornell D1 ECAC-W FR 32 13 10 23 0.719
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.32
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.72
2022-23 · Cornell
+124.7% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

32%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
68%
Club / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#1330
Forward overall
#44
Forward born in 2004
#48
in OWHL-U22

D1 Comparables

Brittany Wheeler
USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 2.32 PPG
→ Yale (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.37 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Rebekah Kolstad
USHS-MN-W · 2013-14 · 2.32 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.06 D1 FR PPG)
0.37 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Natasia Burzynski
NE-Prep-Girls · 2012-13 · 0.80 PPG
→ Providence (0.03 D1 FR PPG)
0.37 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Brooklynn Schugel
USHS-MN-W · 2013-14 · 2.26 PPG
→ Minnesota Duluth (0.27 D1 FR PPG)
0.36 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Lauren Hespenheide
USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 2.40 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.26 D1 FR PPG)
0.39 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Brittany Wheeler
Yale ·
0.111 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Rebekah Kolstad
North Dakota ·
0.057 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Natasia Burzynski
Providence ·
0.030 Developing
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.