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Samu Alalauri Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2008-05-31 Country: Finland
2026 · Round 3, Pick #66  ·  Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks
UMass Amherst
HockeyEast 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
2024-25 Pelicans U20 SM-Liiga-Jr 26 2 3 5 0.192 0.1042 0.1182 0.2907 0.3299
2025-26 Pelicans U20 SM-Liiga-Jr 40 6 19 25 0.625 0.3387 0.3675 0.9447 1.0249
■ 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
2026-27 UMass D1 HockeyEast FR 0 0 0 0 0.000

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

45%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
50%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#4949
Defenseman overall
#384
Defenseman born in 2008
#658
in SM-Liiga-Jr

D1 Comparables

Michael Brodzinski
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.54 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.34 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Nuttle
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.67 PPG
→ Cornell
0.41 No data
NCAAe PPG
Jordan Gross
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.48 PPG
→ Notre Dame (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Michael Downing
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.44 PPG
→ Michigan (0.35 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Neal Pionk
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Minnesota Duluth (0.42 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Lucas Michaud
Trinity · 2014-15
0.893 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Richard Manley
SUNY Geneseo · 2007-08
1.150 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Chad Merrell
University of New England · 2015-16
0.611 Average
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.