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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 0.5710 0.6362
2025-26 Portland Winterhawks WHL 68 9 21 30 0.441 0.2146 0.2235 1.0826 1.1274
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

22%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
20%
Age-Out / Club
55%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#6285
Defenseman overall
#410
Defenseman born in 2008

D1 Comparables

Matt Roy
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.30 PPG
→ Michigan Tech (0.25 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Mark Auk
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ Michigan Tech (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Steven Santini
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ Boston College (0.31 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Josh Couturier
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.25 PPG
→ Boston College (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.15 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Jack Stander
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ Canisius (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.20 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
Ethan Straky
NTDP-U18 2020-21
0.26
actual FR PPG at Colorado College
Bryan Yoon
BCHL 2015-16
0.63
actual FR PPG at Colorado College
Cole McCaskill
BCHL 2013-14
0.27
actual FR PPG at Colorado College

D2/3 Comparables

Brent Wold
Utica · 2010-11
1.000 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Kero
Saint John's · 2014-15
0.480 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Cameron Wright
Stonehill · 2016-17
0.731 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.