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Nick Mattson Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1991-10-25 Country: USA
2010 · Round 6, Pick #180  ·  Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks
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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
2007-08 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP-U18 19 0 9 9 0.474 0.3521 0.3707 1.7676 1.8608
2008-09 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP-U18 47 3 14 17 0.362 0.2689 0.2686 1.3496 1.3483
2009-10 Indiana Ice USHL 51 5 14 19 0.372 0.2197 0.2245 1.1188 1.1433
2010-11 Indiana Ice USHL 57 6 30 36 0.632 0.3726 0.3619 1.8969 1.8426
■ 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 North Dakota D1 NCHC SR 33 4 17 21 0.636
2013-14 North Dakota D1 NCHC JR 40 4 19 23 0.575
2012-13 North Dakota D1 WCHA-orig SO 38 3 12 15 0.395
2011-12 North Dakota D1 WCHA-orig FR 42 6 13 19 0.452
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.29
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.45
2011-12 · North Dakota
+56.1% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#2977
Defenseman overall
#577
Defenseman born in 1991

D1 Comparables

Ryan Murray
WHL · 2012-13 · 0.74 PPG
→ Hamline (0.28 D1 FR PPG)
0.35 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Nelson Armstrong
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.52 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Ryan Lowney
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.65 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.35 D1 FR PPG)
0.37 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Mike McKee
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.05 D1 FR PPG)
0.28 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Matias Cleland
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.62 PPG
→ New Hampshire (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.36 Developing D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Roman Cherniak
Lawrence · 2023-24
0.842 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Craig Kennedy
Hamilton · 2000-01
1.353 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Gus Katsuras
Hamilton · 2000-01
1.400 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.