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Will McLaughlin Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2008-03-10 Country: USA
2026 · Round 5, Pick #159  ·  Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
Colorado College
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
2024-25 Drumheller Dragons AJHL 47 3 26 29 0.617 0.2069 0.2305 0.5708 0.6360
2025-26 Portland Winterhawks WHL 68 9 21 30 0.441 0.2146 0.2235 1.0777 1.1223
2026-27 Portland Winterhawks WHL 3 0 1 1 0.333 0.1622 0.1622 0.8142 0.8142
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

25%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
15%
Age-Out / Club
55%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#6396
Defenseman overall
#480
Defenseman born in 2008

D1 Comparables

Tim Davison
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ Wisconsin
0.13 No data
NCAAe PPG
Garret Cockerill
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.26 PPG
→ Northeastern (0.41 D1 FR PPG)
0.15 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Zach Frye
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.19 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.28 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Justin Woods
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.32 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Clay Anderson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.38 PPG
→ Harvard (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.22 Average D
NCAAe PPG

Colorado College Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Nate Schweitzer
USHS-MN 2019-20
0.16
actual FR PPG at Colorado College
Jake Emilio
OJHL 2012-13
0.21
actual FR PPG at Colorado College
Benjamin Israel
BCHL 2012-13
0.22
actual FR PPG at Colorado College
Chase Foley
USHL 2018-19
0.20
actual FR PPG at Colorado College

D2/3 Comparables

Mac Carso
Williams · 2018-19
0.538 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Blake Ulve
St. Norbert · 2019-20
0.552 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Jack Wandmacher
Saint John's · 2020-21
0.560 Average
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.