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Josh Couturier Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1995-03-03 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 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 4 0 1 1 0.250 0.1537 0.1597 0.7366 0.7655
2013-14 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 39 3 10 13 0.333 0.2049 0.2033 0.9820 0.9745
2014-15 Boston Jr. Bruins USPHL-Premier-Classic 49 16 22 38 0.775 0.2177 0.2167 0.6387 0.6356
■ 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 UMass D1 HockeyEast SO 39 2 13 15 0.385
2016-17 UMass D1 HockeyEast — 0 0 0 0 0.000
2015-16 Boston College D1 HockeyEast — 33 2 4 6 0.182
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.20
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.18
2015-16 · Boston College
-8.9% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#5939
Defenseman overall
#1011
Defenseman born in 1995

D1 Comparables

Max Everson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.31 PPG
→ Harvard (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Vinny Muto
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ Niagara (0.51 D1 FR PPG)
0.17 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Taylor Fleming
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.48 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Victor Björkung
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.21 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Victor Newell
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.52 PPG
→ Harvard (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Elite D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Jack Johnson
Saint John's · 2017-18
0.957 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Zach Felser
SUNY Cortland · 2013-14
0.462 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Steve Gervais
Neumann · 2008-09
0.625 Average
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.