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Brayden Klimpke Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2007-10-08 Country: Canada
2026 · Round 4, Pick #117  ·  Montréal Canadiens
North Dakota
NCHC 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
2023-24 Saskatoon Blades WHL 13 1 2 3 0.231 0.1123 0.1258 0.5663 0.6343
2024-25 Saskatoon Blades WHL 59 3 23 26 0.441 0.2144 0.2287 1.0813 1.1534
2025-26 Saskatoon Blades WHL 68 4 42 46 0.676 0.3291 0.3358 1.6599 1.6937
■ 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
70%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#4820
Defenseman overall
#692
Defenseman born in 2007
#796
in WHL

D1 Comparables

Michael Kapla
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.49 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.41 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Ruslan Pedan
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ Bemidji State (0.34 D1 FR PPG)
0.20 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Gustav Olofsson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Colorado College (0.27 D1 FR PPG)
0.22 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Will Butcher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Denver (0.42 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Clark Kuster
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.47 PPG
→ St. Cloud State
0.29 No data
NCAAe PPG

North Dakota Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Luke Bast
AJHL 2018-19
0.23
actual FR PPG at North Dakota
Sam Laurila
USHL 2024-25
0.28
actual FR PPG at North Dakota
Gabe Bast
BCHL 2014-15
0.41
actual FR PPG at North Dakota
Dane Montgomery
USHL 2019-20
0.19
actual FR PPG at North Dakota

D2/3 Comparables

Bud Winter
Saint Mary's (MN) · 2017-18
1.091 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Geordan Buffoline
University of New England · 2017-18
1.667 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Bloom
University of New England · 2010-11
1.654 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.