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Mason Appleton Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1996-01-15 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
2014-15 — USHL 54 12 28 40 0.741 0.4553 0.4493 2.1823 2.1535
■ 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 Michigan D1 BigTen — 35 12 19 31 0.886
2016-17 Michigan State D1 BigTen SO 35 12 19 31 0.886
2015-16 Michigan D1 BigTen — 37 5 17 22 0.595
2015-16 Michigan State D1 BigTen FR 37 5 17 22 0.595
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.38
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.59
2015-16 · Michigan
+54.6% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#6692
Forward overall
#310
Forward born in 1996
#500
in USHL

D1 Comparables

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

D2/3 Comparables

Nolan Redler
UMass Boston · 2015-16
1.125 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Ellis
SUNY Oswego · 2003-04
1.704 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Brandon Osmundson
Utica · 2017-18
1.448 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.