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Christopher Crane Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1991-12-02 Country: USA
2010 · Round 7, Pick #200  ·  San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks
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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
2008-09 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 48 10 9 19 0.396 0.2335 0.2548 1.1887 1.2970
2009-10 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 52 15 14 29 0.558 0.3290 0.3379 1.6750 1.7203
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow
College Seasons (Historical)
Season School Div Conference Year GP G A Pts PPG
2012-13 Ohio State D1 CCHA-orig JR 38 6 3 9 0.237
2011-12 Ohio State D1 CCHA-orig SO 35 14 10 24 0.686
2010-11 Ohio State D1 CCHA-orig FR 37 4 6 10 0.270
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.26
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.27
2010-11 · Ohio State
+3.6% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#15917
Forward overall
#613
Forward born in 1991
#1542
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Jake Jackson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Michigan Tech (0.09 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Developing
NCAAe PPG
C.J. Smith
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.98 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.90 D1 FR PPG)
0.38 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Mitch Hults
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.46 PPG
→ Lake Superior State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.28 Average
NCAAe PPG
Jake Horton
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ Harvard (0.24 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Drew Melanson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.48 PPG
→ RPI (0.56 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Strong
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Ryan Bloom
University of New England · 2010-11
1.654 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Colin Bella
Lake Forest · 2021-22
0.963 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Cole Hepler
Lebanon Valley · 2014-15
1.280 Elite
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.