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Drew Melanson Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1995-01-10 Country: USA
Signed Professionally
EV Landshut · DEL2

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
2012-13 Omaha Lancers USHL 61 13 16 29 0.475 0.2804 0.2894 1.4278 1.4736
2013-14 — USHL 59 17 27 44 0.746 0.4399 0.4334 2.2399 2.2070
2019-20 Tigers Bayreuth DEL2 29 12 20 32 1.103 1.4781 1.4781 1.9799 1.9799
2020-21 EV Landshut DEL2 22 5 5 10 0.455 0.6088 0.6088 0.8156 0.8156
■ 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
2017-18 Boston University D1 HockeyEast — 40 6 13 19 0.475
2016-17 RPI D1 ECAC JR 36 4 8 12 0.333
2015-16 RPI D1 ECAC SO 28 4 7 11 0.393
2014-15 RPI D1 ECAC FR 36 9 11 20 0.556
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.32
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.56
2014-15 · RPI
+72.7% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#12480
Forward overall
#505
Forward born in 1995

D1 Comparables

Ryan Papa
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.72 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.59 D1 FR PPG)
0.42 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Adam Gilmour
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.73 PPG
→ Boston College (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Average
NCAAe PPG
Zeb Knutson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.82 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.48 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Kevin Duane
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.67 PPG
→ Boston University (0.31 D1 FR PPG)
0.39 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Joe Cox
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.65 PPG
→ Michigan State (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.37 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Brandon Osmundson
Utica · 2017-18
1.448 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Lucas Signoretti
Buffalo State · 2022-23
1.120 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Tyler Barrow
Wilkes · 2016-17
1.385 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.