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Akseli Pulkkanen Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2006-08-07 Country: Finland
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
Ferris State
CCHA D1

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
2022-23 KalPa U20 SM-Liiga-Jr 13 1 2 3 0.231 0.1251 0.1435 0.3490 0.4002
2023-24 KalPa U20 SM-Liiga-Jr 34 2 14 16 0.471 0.2551 0.2789 0.7117 0.7781
2024-25 KalPa U20 SM-Liiga-Jr 42 19 26 45 1.071 0.5807 0.6062 1.6203 1.6915
2025-26 KalPa U20 SM-Liiga-Jr 33 8 41 49 1.485 0.8048 0.8001 2.2455 2.2324
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

15%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
5%
Age-Out / Club
80%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#3944
Forward overall
#50
Forward born in 2006
#33
in SM-Liiga-Jr

D1 Comparables

Justin Kloos
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.61 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.78 D1 FR PPG)
0.93 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Zach Stepan
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.39 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.60 D1 FR PPG)
0.81 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Vinnie Hinostroza
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.30 PPG
→ Notre Dame (0.94 D1 FR PPG)
0.76 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Nick Schilkey
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.20 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.70 D1 FR PPG)
0.71 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Kyle Novak
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.20 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.65 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Ferris State Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Corey Mackin
BCHL 2014-15
0.61
actual FR PPG at Ferris State

D2/3 Comparables

Brandon Osmundson
Utica · 2017-18
1.448 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Tyler Barrow
Wilkes · 2016-17
1.385 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Jared Goudreau
Southern New Hampshire · 2014-15
0.833 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.