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Nathan Free Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2006-06-23 Country: Canada
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
Union
ECAC 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 Brooks Bandits AJHL 49 13 22 35 0.714 0.2396 0.2705 0.6610 0.7461
2023-24 Brooks Bandits AJHL 40 22 22 44 1.100 0.3689 0.3990 1.0179 1.1010
2024-25 Brooks Bandits BCHL 54 30 36 66 1.222 0.4709 0.4866 1.7787 1.8381
2025-26 Portland Winterhawks WHL 68 28 25 53 0.779 0.3792 0.3624 1.9124 1.8278
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

45%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
15%
Age-Out / Club
35%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#8952
Forward overall
#277
Forward born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Brett Skibba
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.00 PPG
→ UConn (0.23 D1 FR PPG)
0.36 Developing
NCAAe PPG
John Simonson
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.97 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.23 D1 FR PPG)
0.35 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Garret Clemment
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.93 PPG
→ Lake Superior State (0.43 D1 FR PPG)
0.34 Average
NCAAe PPG
Jay Dickman
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.00 PPG
→ Bemidji State
0.36 No data
NCAAe PPG
Kevin Irwin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.56 PPG
→ Vermont (0.47 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Average
NCAAe PPG

Union Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Cole Maier
BCHL 2014-15
0.22
actual FR PPG at Union
Eli Pilosof
OJHL 2021-22
0.00
actual FR PPG at Union
Michael Hodge
AJHL 2019-20
0.29
actual FR PPG at Union
Ben Muthersbaugh
NE-Prep 2020-21
0.78
actual FR PPG at Union

D2/3 Comparables

Roman Cherniak
Lawrence · 2023-24
0.842 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Todd Hosmer
SUNY Morrisville · 2007-08
1.160 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Craig Kennedy
Hamilton · 2000-01
1.353 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.