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Position: Defense DOB: 1995-07-29 Country: USA
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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
2012-13 — USHL 12 1 5 6 0.500 0.3184 0.3373 1.4984 1.5875
2013-14 — USHL 54 2 21 23 0.426 0.2712 0.2746 1.2763 1.2924
2014-15 — USHL 53 7 41 48 0.906 0.5767 0.5557 2.7141 2.6151
■ 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
2016-17 Minnesota Duluth D1 NCHC SO 42 7 27 34 0.809
2015-16 Minnesota Duluth D1 NCHC FR 40 4 13 17 0.425
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.42
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.42
2015-16 · Minnesota Duluth
+1.6% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#389
Defenseman overall
#169
Defenseman born in 1995
#732
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Paul LaDue
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.79 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.51 D1 FR PPG)
0.46 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Will Butcher
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ Denver (0.42 D1 FR PPG)
0.42 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Zach Dill
Salem State · 2021-22
1.111 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Reifler
Elmira · 2017-18
1.067 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Rihards Marenis
Aurora · 2013-14
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.