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Ethan Merner Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2006-10-17 Country: Canada
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
Merrimack
HockeyEast 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
2022-23 Vernon Vipers BCHL 38 3 7 10 0.263 0.1014 0.1161 0.3830 0.4387
2023-24 Sherwood Park Crusaders AJHL 45 18 16 34 0.756 0.2534 0.2781 0.6992 0.7674
2024-25 Calgary Hitmen WHL 18 4 1 5 0.278 0.1351 0.1375 0.6816 0.6938
2025-26 West Kelowna Warriors BCHL 6 4 6 10 1.667 0.6422 0.6502 — —
■ 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

#33997
Forward overall
#1883
Forward born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Frank DiChiara
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.94 PPG
→ Yale (0.41 D1 FR PPG)
0.53 Average
NCAAe PPG
J.T. Stenglein
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.04 PPG
→ Michigan (0.07 D1 FR PPG)
0.59 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Nathan Walker
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.93 PPG
→ Marian (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.54 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Peter Quenneville
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.11 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.80 D1 FR PPG)
0.65 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Dominic Toninato
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.09 PPG
→ Minnesota Duluth (0.43 D1 FR PPG)
0.64 Average
NCAAe PPG

Merrimack Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Filip Karlsson Tägtström
SHL-J20 2018-19
0.00
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Brady Hunter
BCHL 2021-22
0.18
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Caden Cranston
NCDC 2022-23
0.49
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Logan Drevitch
NCDC 2017-18
0.27
actual FR PPG at Merrimack

D2/3 Comparables

Ashton Collazo
Framingham State · 2018-19
0.600 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Anthony Principato
Wentworth · 2006-07
1.389 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Mike Collins
Elmira · 2009-10
1.000 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.