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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 0.5038 0.5744
2025-26 Kiekko-Espoo U20 SM-Liiga-Jr 31 13 17 30 0.968 0.5245 0.5718 1.4627 1.5947
2026-27 Penticton Vees WHL 5 1 4 5 1.000 0.4865 0.4865 2.4427 2.4427
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

22%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
20%
Age-Out / Club
57%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#5369
Forward overall
#38
Forward born in 2008

D1 Comparables

Justin Greenberg
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.95 PPG
→ Miami (0.24 D1 FR PPG)
0.37 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Luke Johnson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.81 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.48 Average
NCAAe PPG
Grant Besse
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.57 PPG
→ Wisconsin (0.39 D1 FR PPG)
0.34 Average
NCAAe PPG
Alex Kile
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.07 PPG
→ Michigan (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.64 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Sheldon Dries
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.91 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.53 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Michigan Tech Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Rylan Gould
WHL 2023-24
0.17
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
Kyle Kukkonen
USHS-MN 2020-21
0.69
actual FR PPG at Michigan Tech

D2/3 Comparables

Nick Ford
Elmira · 2014-15
0.800 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Joseph Fiorino
Southern New Hampshire · 2016-17
0.593 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Jason Kalinowski
Endicott · 2015-16
1.310 Elite
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.