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Position: Defense DOB: 1993-11-01 Country: USA
2012 · Round 4, Pick #127  ·  Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
Signed Professionally
Växjö Lakers HC · SHL

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
2009-10 Fargo Force USHL 55 3 10 13 0.236 0.1395 0.1566 0.7100 0.7973
2010-11 Fargo Force USHL 51 11 22 33 0.647 0.3817 0.4094 1.9435 2.0843
2011-12 Fargo Force USHL 55 6 18 24 0.436 0.2574 0.2640 1.3107 1.3444
2018-19 AIK Allsvenskan 6 2 1 3 0.500 1.2500 1.2431 4.6909 4.6651
2019-20 IF Björklöven Allsvenskan 49 6 19 25 0.510 1.2755 1.2755 4.7866 4.7866
2020-21 IK Oskarshamn SHL 52 4 15 19 0.365 0.9135 0.9135 4.7680 4.7680
2021-22 IK Oskarshamn SHL 50 2 13 15 0.300 0.7500 0.6958 3.9146 3.6318
2022-23 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 49 4 18 22 0.449 1.1225 1.0149 5.8588 5.2973
2023-24 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 51 2 14 16 0.314 0.7842 0.6584 4.0933 3.4368
2024-25 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 50 4 5 9 0.180 0.4500 0.3515 2.3487 1.8345
2025-26 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 45 2 8 10 0.222 0.5555 0.5555 2.8994 2.8994
■ 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
2015-16 Nebraska Omaha D1 NCHC — 35 5 11 16 0.457
2014-15 Nebraska Omaha D1 NCHC — 39 5 11 16 0.410
2013-14 Nebraska Omaha D1 NCHC — 37 2 7 9 0.243
2012-13 Nebraska Omaha D1 CCHA-orig — 32 0 2 2 0.062
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.30
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.06
2012-13 · Nebraska Omaha
-79.4% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

22%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
78%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#923
Defenseman overall
#213
Defenseman born in 1993

D1 Comparables

Matt Nuttle
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.67 PPG
→ Cornell
0.41 No data
NCAAe PPG
Ian McCoshen
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.83 PPG
→ Boston College (0.37 D1 FR PPG)
0.52 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Geordan Buffoline
University of New England · 2017-18
1.667 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Ellis
SUNY Oswego · 2004-05
1.704 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Joona Juntunen
Saint Mary's (MN) · 2023-24
0.826 Strong
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.