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Noel Pakarinen Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2008-07-09 Country: Finland
2026 · Round 7, Pick #207  ·  Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
Michigan Tech
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
2024-25 Kiekko-Espoo U20 SM-Liiga-Jr 3 0 1 1 0.333 0.1806 0.2059 0.5040 0.5746
2025-26 Kiekko-Espoo U20 SM-Liiga-Jr 31 13 17 30 0.968 0.5245 0.5718 1.4635 1.5956
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

30%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
8%
Age-Out / Club
62%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#5278
Forward overall
#27
Forward born in 2008
#79
in SM-Liiga-Jr

D1 Comparables

Gabe Guertler
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.85 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.53 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Sean Malone
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.87 PPG
→ Harvard (0.65 D1 FR PPG)
0.54 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Matthew Weis
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.71 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.44 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Connor Hurley
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.73 PPG
→ Notre Dame (0.34 D1 FR PPG)
0.46 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Trevor Moore
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.02 PPG
→ Denver (0.76 D1 FR PPG)
0.63 Strong
NCAAe PPG

Michigan Tech Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Ryan Abraham
OHL 2021-22
0.33
actual FR PPG at Michigan Tech
Carson Bantle
USHL 2019-20
0.16
actual FR PPG at Michigan Tech
Max Koskipirtti
SM-Liiga-Jr 2022-23
0.64
actual FR PPG at Michigan Tech
Joel L'Esperance
USHL 2013-14
0.59
actual FR PPG at Michigan Tech

D2/3 Comparables

Chris Atkinson
Curry · 2005-06
0.962 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
James Tatro
Salem State · 2021-22
1.269 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Dom Murphy
University of New England · 2021-22
0.826 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.