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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 0.5545 0.6059
2024-25 Trail Smoke Eaters BCHL 46 13 9 22 0.478 0.1843 0.1921 0.6961 0.7257
2025-26 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 49 6 9 15 0.306 0.1504 0.1463 0.8174 0.7952
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

35%
NCAA D1
22%
NCAA D2/D3
32%
Age-Out / Club
8%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#35512
Forward overall
#2003
Forward born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Conor Andrle
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.20 PPG
→ Army (0.53 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Average
NCAAe PPG
Josh Erickson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jake Wood
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ RPI (0.24 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Landon Smith
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.39 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.79 D1 FR PPG)
0.22 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Zach Saar
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ Penn State (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Merrimack Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

David Sacco
NE-Prep 2018-19
0.11
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Conor Lovett
NE-Prep 2019-20
0.33
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Liam Walsh
NE-Prep 2018-19
0.33
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Mathieu Tibbet
BCHL 2012-13
0.40
actual FR PPG at Merrimack

D2/3 Comparables

Roman Cherniak
Lawrence · 2023-24
0.842 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Jared Wynia
Fredonia · 2009-10
0.789 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Matthew Bobko
Chatham · 2022-23
0.000 No data
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.