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Position: Defense DOB: 2008-11-02 Country: Canada
Northern Michigan
CCHA 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 Northern Manitoba Blizzard MJHL 21 5 5 10 0.476 0.0917 0.1053 0.3003 0.3447
2025-26 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 38 0 1 1 0.026 0.0128 0.0137 0.0645 0.0693
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

15%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
28%
Age-Out / Club
55%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#23992
Defenseman overall
#1248
Defenseman born in 2008

D1 Comparables

Kale Bennett
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.07 PPG
→ Western Michigan
0.05 No data
NCAAe PPG
Anthony Walsh
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.08 PPG
→ Yale (0.07 D1 FR PPG)
0.05 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Jake Linhart
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.12 PPG
→ Wisconsin (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Phil Beaulieu
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.20 PPG
→ Northern Michigan (0.42 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Nash Worden
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.12 PPG
→ Army (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.07 Average D
NCAAe PPG

Northern Michigan Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Mason Palmer
NAHL 2015-16
0.04
actual FR PPG at Northern Michigan
Luke Gramer
USHS-MN 2019-20
0.00
actual FR PPG at Northern Michigan
Phil Beaulieu
USHL 2012-13
0.42
actual FR PPG at Northern Michigan
Adam Roeder
NA3HL 2013-14
0.14
actual FR PPG at Northern Michigan

D2/3 Comparables

Hunter Alden
SUNY Plattsburgh · 2015-16
0.300 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Shaun Altshuller
Salve Regina · 2009-10
0.200 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Curtiss Sturgeon
Hamilton · 2021-22
0.235 Developing
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.