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Gryphon Watson-Bucci Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2006-08-28 Country: Canada
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
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
2023-24 Trail Smoke Eaters BCHL 42 3 13 16 0.381 0.1468 0.1604 0.5541 0.6055
2024-25 Trail Smoke Eaters BCHL 46 13 9 22 0.478 0.1843 0.1921 0.6956 0.7251
2025-26 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 49 6 9 15 0.306 0.1504 0.1463 0.8172 0.7950
2026-27 Cranbrook Bucks BCHL 7 4 5 9 1.286 0.4954 0.4954 1.8699 1.8699
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

30%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
18%
Age-Out / Club
52%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#35969
Forward overall
#2031
Forward born in 2006
#2080
in BCHL

D1 Comparables

Tim Bonner
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.89 PPG
→ Yale
0.48 No data
NCAAe PPG
Jared VanWormer
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.27 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.44 Developing
NCAAe PPG
A.J. Reid
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.18 PPG
→ Air Force (0.26 D1 FR PPG)
0.41 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Wahlin
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.33 PPG
→ UMass (0.13 D1 FR PPG)
0.46 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Michael Huntebrinker
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.91 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.15 D1 FR PPG)
0.49 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Merrimack Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Brady Hunter
BCHL 2022-23
0.18
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Filip Forsmark
USHL 2018-19
0.00
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Alex Jefferies
NE-Prep 2018-19
0.83
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Ben Brar
BCHL 2018-19
0.31
actual FR PPG at Merrimack

D2/3 Comparables

Rick Cleaver
Norwich · 2003-04
1.235 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Collin Patterson
UMass Dartmouth · 2022-23
1.125 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Doug Lindensmith
Norwich · 2010-11
1.044 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.