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Sam Ward Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2005-08-03 Country: Canada
⚠️ Aging Out 2025-26: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2025 — final eligible junior season.
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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
2021-22 Merritt Centennials BCHL 37 3 6 9 0.243 0.0906 0.1028 — —
2022-23 Swift Current Broncos WHL 33 1 2 3 0.091 0.0442 0.0469 0.2227 0.2361
2023-24 Wenatchee Wild WHL 55 3 10 13 0.236 0.1150 0.1163 0.5793 0.5857
2024-25 — BCHL 34 2 14 16 0.471 0.1753 0.1734 — —
2025-26 Flin Flon Bombers SJHL 35 8 15 23 0.657 0.2002 0.1892 0.4870 0.4602
■ 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
2009-10 Hamilton D3 — JR 4 0 0 0 0.000
2007-08 Hamilton D3 — FR 16 0 0 0 0.000

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

25%
NCAA D1
12%
NCAA D2/D3
48%
Age-Out / Club
15%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#8565
Defenseman overall
#1942
Defenseman born in 2005

D1 Comparables

Matt Krug
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Union (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Benjamin Gallacher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
William Eiserman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Carlson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing D
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

Alec Skar
Wisconsin-Stout · 2017-18
0.000 No data
actual D2/3 PPG
Matt Araujo
SUNY Plattsburgh · 2017-18
0.556 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Shaun Jameson
Wentworth · 2008-09
1.040 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.