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Michael Paliotta Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1993-04-06 Country: USA
2011 · Round 3, Pick #70  ·  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
2009-10 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP-U18 50 2 12 14 0.280 0.2081 0.2118 1.0448 1.0636
2010-11 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP-U18 60 1 14 15 0.250 0.1858 0.1812 0.9328 0.9098
■ 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 Vermont D1 HockeyEast SR 41 9 27 36 0.878
2013-14 Vermont D1 HockeyEast JR 38 5 22 27 0.711
2012-13 Vermont D1 HockeyEast SO 35 1 9 10 0.286
2011-12 Vermont D1 HockeyEast FR 30 4 6 10 0.333
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.18
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.33
2011-12 · Vermont
+82.5% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#10758
Defenseman overall
#1305
Defenseman born in 1993

D1 Comparables

Gage Ausmus
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.15 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Connor Clifton
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.36 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.25 D1 FR PPG)
0.22 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Scott Savage
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.17 PPG
→ Boston College (0.51 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Trevor Hamilton
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.19 PPG
→ Miami (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Steven Santini
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ Boston College (0.31 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Mike Fiume
Neumann · 2000-01
1.040 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Andy McGlynn
Wisconsin-Eau Claire · 2014-15
0.600 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Tom Bark
Lake Forest · 2007-08
1.120 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.