IcePath icepath.io · Hockey Analytics
← New Search ↗ Social Card

Nick Oliver Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1991-05-04 Country: USA
2009 · Round 4, Pick #110  ·  Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
No commitment set

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
2008-09 Fargo Force USHL 12 1 1 2 0.167 0.0983 0.1044 0.5007 0.5318
2009-10 Fargo Force USHL 53 5 13 18 0.340 0.2003 0.1999 1.0200 1.0180
2010-11 Fargo Force USHL 56 7 10 17 0.304 0.1791 0.1697 0.9118 0.8640
■ 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
2014-15 St. Cloud State D1 NCHC SR 40 3 2 5 0.125
2013-14 St. Cloud State D1 NCHC JR 37 1 3 4 0.108
2012-13 St. Cloud State D1 WCHA-orig SO 34 1 5 6 0.176
2011-12 St. Cloud State D1 WCHA-orig FR 34 2 2 4 0.118
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.16
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.12
2011-12 · St. Cloud State
-24.4% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#32513
Forward overall
#1121
Forward born in 1991
#3006
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Matthew Hansen
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.25 PPG
→ Colorado College (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.14 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Tommy Schutt
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.28 D1 FR PPG)
0.21 Developing
NCAAe PPG
William Messa
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Northeastern
0.12 No data
NCAAe PPG
Tyler Spezia
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.26 PPG
→ Bowling Green (0.25 D1 FR PPG)
0.15 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Tanner Pond
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.39 PPG
→ Northeastern (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.22 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Matt Williams
Marian · 2007-08
1.148 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Brandon Wahlin
Wisconsin-Eau Claire · 2011-12
1.231 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Keenan Hodgson
Amherst · 2012-13
1.111 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.