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Ryan Howard Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2008-01-13 Country: Canada
Merrimack
HockeyEast D1

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
2024-25 Québec Remparts QMJHL 62 3 8 11 0.177 0.0872 0.0950 0.4736 0.5157
2025-26 Québec Remparts QMJHL 62 9 11 20 0.323 0.1585 0.1651 0.8612 0.8971
2026-27 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 6 1 1 2 0.333 0.1638 0.1638 0.8898 0.8898
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

15%
NCAA D1
12%
NCAA D2/D3
25%
Age-Out / Club
45%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#41377
Forward overall
#813
Forward born in 2008
#1227
in QMJHL

D1 Comparables

Seth Adams
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.26 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.15 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jeff Kubiak
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ Cornell (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Tim Lappin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Brown (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.14 Average
NCAAe PPG
Austin Vieth
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.31 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.28 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Blake Winiecki
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.29 D1 FR PPG)
0.22 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Merrimack Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

David Sacco
NE-Prep 2018-19
0.11
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Laine McKay
USHL 2015-16
0.21
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Michael Babcock
USHL 2013-14
0.18
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Connor Dale
WHL 2023-24
0.00
actual FR PPG at Merrimack

D2/3 Comparables

Simon Boyko
Aurora · 2017-18
1.037 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Austin Bottrell
Adrian · 2015-16
0.591 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Brett Penner
Concordia · 2011-12
1.000 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.