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Ben Macbeath Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2008-03-04 Country: Canada
2026 · Round 2, Pick #64  ·  New York Rangers New York Rangers
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
2023-24 Sherwood Park Crusaders AJHL 1 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2024-25 Salmon Arm Silverbacks BCHL 53 4 30 34 0.641 0.2472 0.2764 0.9336 1.0440
2025-26 Calgary Hitmen WHL 67 7 44 51 0.761 0.3703 0.3853 1.8678 1.9437
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

10%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
10%
Age-Out / Club
78%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#2925
Defenseman overall
#191
Defenseman born in 2008

D1 Comparables

Will Butcher
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ Denver (0.42 D1 FR PPG)
0.39 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Clark Kuster
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.47 PPG
→ St. Cloud State
0.29 No data
NCAAe PPG
Matt Nuttle
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.67 PPG
→ Cornell
0.41 No data
NCAAe PPG
Luke Voltin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ Northern Michigan (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Jordan Gross
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.48 PPG
→ Notre Dame (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Elite D
NCAAe PPG

Denver Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Stanislav Demin
BCHL 2017-18
0.34
actual FR PPG at Denver
Shai Buium
USHL 2020-21
0.46
actual FR PPG at Denver
Tory Pitner
USHL 2023-24
0.03
actual FR PPG at Denver
Sean Behrens
USHL 2020-21
0.78
actual FR PPG at Denver

D2/3 Comparables

Brycon Johnson
Bryn Athyn · 2014-15
0.778 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Justin Fox
Salem State · 2005-06
1.429 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Zach Tarantino
UMass Dartmouth · 2017-18
0.667 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.