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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 0.2328 0.2514
2025-26 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 69 0 8 8 0.116 0.0564 0.0565 0.2844 0.2850
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

8%
NCAA D1
15%
NCAA D2/D3
22%
Age-Out / Club
55%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#23303
Defenseman overall
#2752
Defenseman born in 2007

D1 Comparables

Josh McArdle
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ Brown (0.23 D1 FR PPG)
0.09 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Scott Moldenhauer
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Chris Buchanan
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ Bentley (0.25 D1 FR PPG)
0.09 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Dylan Maller
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.08 PPG
→ New Hampshire (0.15 D1 FR PPG)
0.05 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Jimmy Mazza
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.17 PPG
→ Canisius (0.35 D1 FR PPG)
0.10 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

Nebraska Omaha Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Joe Gramer
USHS-MN 2020-21
0.12
actual FR PPG at Nebraska Omaha
Griffin Ludtke
USHS-MN 2019-20
0.00
actual FR PPG at Nebraska Omaha
Jason Smallidge
USHL 2016-17
0.07
actual FR PPG at Nebraska Omaha
Hunter McInnes
BCHL 2023-24
0.00
actual FR PPG at Nebraska Omaha

D2/3 Comparables

Andrei Buchko
Concordia · 2015-16
0.200 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Bryce Van Horn
Adrian · 2014-15
0.480 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Riley Prattson
Trinity · 2017-18
0.480 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.