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Brennen Hocher Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2007-05-29 Country: Canada
Nebraska Omaha
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 Okotoks Oilers AJHL 29 3 5 8 0.276 0.0925 0.1044 0.2553 0.2880
2024-25 Okotoks Oilers BCHL 25 0 4 4 0.160 0.0616 0.0665 0.2327 0.2513
2025-26 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 69 0 8 8 0.116 0.0564 0.0565 0.2831 0.2837
2026-27 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 3 1 0 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)

32%
NCAA D1
8%
NCAA D2/D3
12%
Age-Out / Club
48%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#23570
Defenseman overall
#2801
Defenseman born in 2007

D1 Comparables

James Roll
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.22 PPG
→ Lake Superior State (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Dan Molenaar
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Minnesota Duluth (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Tucker Poolman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.44 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.45 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Christopher Dienes
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.15 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Victor Björkung
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.20 Average D
NCAAe PPG

Nebraska Omaha Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Isaiah Norlin
USHS-MN 2020-21
0.06
actual FR PPG at Nebraska Omaha
Griffin Ludtke
USHS-MN 2019-20
0.00
actual FR PPG at Nebraska Omaha
Joe Gramer
USHS-MN 2021-22
0.12
actual FR PPG at Nebraska Omaha
Hunter McInnes
BCHL 2024-25
0.00
actual FR PPG at Nebraska Omaha

D2/3 Comparables

Christian Lloyd
Elmira · 2014-15
0.792 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Aaron Andrade
Buffalo State · 2023-24
0.720 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Christopher Zuccaro
Plymouth State · 2013-14
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.