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Position: Defense DOB: 2008-04-18 Country: Canada
2026 · Round 1, Pick #21  ·  San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
Denver
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
2021-22 Roxbury Latin NE-Prep 17 3 1 4 0.235 0.0466 0.0466 0.1072 0.1072
2023-24 Vancouver Giants WHL 1 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2024-25 Vancouver Giants WHL 60 5 48 53 0.883 0.4297 0.4697 2.1674 2.3692
2025-26 Vancouver Giants WHL 53 14 43 57 1.075 0.5232 0.5477 2.6390 2.7624
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

10%
NCAA D1
8%
NCAA D2/D3
82%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#1922
Defenseman overall
#100
Defenseman born in 2008

D1 Comparables

Matt Nuttle
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.67 PPG
→ Cornell
0.41 No data
NCAAe PPG
Ian McCoshen
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.83 PPG
→ Boston College (0.37 D1 FR PPG)
0.52 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

Denver Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Sean Behrens
NTDP-U18 2020-21
0.78
actual FR PPG at Denver
Stanislav Demin
USHL 2017-18
0.34
actual FR PPG at Denver
Antti Tuomisto
SM-Liiga-Jr 2018-19
0.46
actual FR PPG at Denver
Mike Benning
AJHL 2019-20
0.52
actual FR PPG at Denver

D2/3 Comparables

Geordan Buffoline
University of New England · 2017-18
1.667 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Reifler
Elmira · 2017-18
1.067 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Joona Juntunen
Saint Mary's (MN) · 2023-24
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.