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Position: Forward DOB: 1994-07-14 Country: USA
Signed Professionally
Krefeld Pinguine · DEL

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 7 4 0 4 0.571 0.3639 0.3666 1.7123 1.7250
2019-20 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 48 20 16 36 0.750 — — — —
■ 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 Wisconsin D1 BigTen SR 35 9 19 28 0.800
2015-16 Wisconsin D1 BigTen JR 35 11 22 33 0.943
2014-15 Wisconsin D1 BigTen SO 32 11 11 22 0.688
2013-14 Wisconsin D1 BigTen FR 36 8 6 14 0.389
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.31
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.39
2013-14 · Wisconsin
+23.9% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

D1 Comparables

Justin Greenberg
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.95 PPG
→ Miami (0.24 D1 FR PPG)
0.37 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Zach Aston-Reese
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Northeastern (0.54 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Average
NCAAe PPG
Jake Montgomery
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.57 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha
0.36 No data
NCAAe PPG
Conor O'Neil
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.88 PPG
→ Vermont (0.27 D1 FR PPG)
0.34 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Dylan Steman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ Michigan Tech (0.49 D1 FR PPG)
0.35 Average
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Colin Bella
Lake Forest · 2021-22
0.963 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Bloom
New England · 2010-11
1.654 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Cole Hepler
Lebanon Valley · 2014-15
1.280 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.