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Ryan McCleary Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2003-09-09 Country: Canada
2021 NHL Draft Round 7, Pick #194  ·  Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
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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
2020-21 Portland Winterhawks WHL 18 2 5 7 0.389 0.1892 0.1892 0.9514 0.9514
2021-22 Portland Winterhawks WHL 63 6 24 30 0.476 0.2317 0.2345 1.1650 1.1790
2022-23 Portland Winterhawks WHL 66 13 18 31 0.470 0.2285 0.2206 1.1491 1.1093
2023-24 Swift Current Broncos WHL 56 11 25 36 0.643 0.3128 0.2866 1.5729 1.4410
■ 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 Nebraska Omaha D1 NCHC JR 12 1 1 2 0.167
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.25
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.17
2025-26 · Nebraska Omaha
-32.1% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

52%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
22%
Age-Out / Club
22%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#3995
Defenseman overall
#980
Defenseman born in 2003
#710
in WHL

D1 Comparables

Benjamin Gallacher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.24 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Paul LaDue
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.79 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.51 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Nolan Valleau
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.41 PPG
→ Bowling Green
0.22 No data
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Kirk
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.32 PPG
→ Dartmouth
0.17 No data
NCAAe PPG
Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Tim Schneider
Middlebury · 2001-02
1.310 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Luke Panchisin
SUNY Geneseo · 2022-23
1.154 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Richard McCartney
SUNY Plattsburgh · 2016-17
0.923 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.