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Jakub Vanecek Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2008-02-25 Country: Czechia
2026 · Round 2, Pick #59  ·  Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
Western Michigan
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 Bili Tygri Liberec U20 USHL-Style-Czech 5 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2024-25 Bili Tygri Liberec U20 USHL-Style-Czech 31 0 4 4 0.129 0.0398 0.0435 0.1378 0.1505
2025-26 Tri-City Americans WHL 59 14 21 35 0.593 0.2886 0.3000 1.4555 1.5130
■ 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
12%
Age-Out / Club
75%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#7694
Defenseman overall
#479
Defenseman born in 2008

D1 Comparables

Clark Kuster
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.47 PPG
→ St. Cloud State
0.29 No data
NCAAe PPG
Will Butcher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Denver (0.42 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Luke Voltin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ Northern Michigan (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Jack Stander
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ Canisius (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.20 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Roy
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.30 PPG
→ Michigan Tech (0.25 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Average D
NCAAe PPG

Western Michigan Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Mattias Samuelsson
USHL 2017-18
0.34
actual FR PPG at Western Michigan
Michael Joyaux
USHL 2014-15
0.20
actual FR PPG at Western Michigan
Luke Witkowski
SHL 2025-26
0.19
actual FR PPG at Western Michigan
Cameron Lee
USHL 2014-15
0.37
actual FR PPG at Western Michigan

D2/3 Comparables

Nolan Redler
UMass Boston · 2014-15
1.125 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Mike Bickley
Wisconsin-Superior · 2000-01
1.231 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Patrick Stillar
SUNY Morrisville · 2009-10
1.154 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.