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Kale Dach Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2007-02-15 Country: Canada
2025 · Round 7, Pick #201  ·  Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
Penn State
BigTen 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 — AJHL 25 7 18 25 1.000 0.3354 0.3737 0.9254 1.0310
2024-25 — BCHL 54 22 65 87 1.611 0.6208 0.6617 2.3446 2.4990
2025-26 Calgary Hitmen WHL 63 34 41 75 1.190 0.5792 0.5724 2.9211 2.8866
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

12%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
8%
Age-Out / Club
80%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#4974
Forward overall
#64
Forward born in 2007

D1 Comparables

Nathan Walker
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.93 PPG
→ Marian (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.54 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Frank Vatrano
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.00 PPG
→ UMass
0.58 No data
NCAAe PPG
C.J. Suess
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.95 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.76 D1 FR PPG)
0.56 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Dominic Toninato
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.09 PPG
→ Minnesota Duluth (0.43 D1 FR PPG)
0.64 Average
NCAAe PPG
Peter Quenneville
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.11 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.80 D1 FR PPG)
0.65 Elite
NCAAe PPG

Penn State Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Kevin Wall
BCHL 2018-19
0.27
actual FR PPG at Penn State
Andrew Kuzma
USHL 2023-24
0.00
actual FR PPG at Penn State
Charlie Cerrato
USHL 2023-24
1.11
actual FR PPG at Penn State
Ryan Kirwan
USHL 2020-21
0.72
actual FR PPG at Penn State

D2/3 Comparables

Geordan Buffoline
University of New England · 2017-18
1.667 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Ellis
SUNY Oswego · 2004-05
1.704 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.