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Position: Defense DOB: 2008-06-23 Country: Canada
2026 · Round 1, Pick #6  ·  Calgary Flames Calgary Flames
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 Prince George Cougars WHL 7 0 3 3 0.429 0.2085 0.2409 1.0517 1.2153
2024-25 Prince George Cougars WHL 60 6 29 35 0.583 0.2838 0.3128 1.4312 1.5773
2025-26 Prince George Cougars WHL 58 20 53 73 1.259 0.6123 0.6465 3.0882 3.2606
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

15%
NCAA D1
8%
NCAA D2/D3
75%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#1329
Defenseman overall
#43
Defenseman born in 2008
#193
in WHL

D1 Comparables

Ian McCoshen
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.83 PPG
→ Boston College (0.37 D1 FR PPG)
0.52 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

North Dakota Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Hayden Shaw
USHL 2014-15
0.19
actual FR PPG at North Dakota

D2/3 Comparables

Arkhip Ledenkov
St. Scholastica · 2018-19
1.636 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Neil Trimm
Neumann · 2003-04
1.800 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Filimon Ledenkov
St. Scholastica · 2018-19
1.636 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.