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Evan Smith Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1996-08-28 Country: Canada
2015 · Round 7, Pick #205  ·  Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
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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
2013-14 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 3 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2014-15 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 59 13 13 26 0.441 0.2600 0.2646 1.3236 1.3470
2015-16 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 58 17 20 37 0.638 0.3763 0.3655 1.9159 1.8608
■ 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
2019-20 Yale D1 ECAC SR 28 2 7 9 0.321
2018-19 Yale D1 ECAC JR 32 5 10 15 0.469
2017-18 Yale D1 ECAC SO 31 10 7 17 0.548
2016-17 Yale D1 ECAC FR 33 4 6 10 0.303
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.28
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.30
2016-17 · Yale
+8.9% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#12661
Forward overall
#509
Forward born in 1996
#1173
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Thomas Forgione
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.70 PPG
→ Vermont (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.40 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Max McHugh
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.88 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.61 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Logan Nelson
WHL · 2012-13 · 0.88 PPG
→ Wisconsin-Stout (0.59 D1 FR PPG)
0.41 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Judd Peterson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.57 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Sam Rothstein
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.77 PPG
→ Colorado College (0.57 D1 FR PPG)
0.44 Strong
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Gus Katsuras
Hamilton · 2000-01
1.400 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Roman Cherniak
Lawrence · 2023-24
0.842 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Woodward
SUNY Oswego · 2000-01
1.226 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.