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Derek Barach Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1995-02-27 Country: USA
Signed Professionally
Vityaz Moscow Region · KHL

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
2013-14 Lone Star Brahmas NAHL 2 1 0 1 0.500 0.1981 0.2035 0.5250 0.5393
2014-15 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 55 11 7 18 0.327 0.2012 0.1897 0.9643 0.9091
2021-22 Ässät Liiga 56 18 14 32 0.571 1.4285 1.3322
2022-23 Ässät Liiga 58 15 13 28 0.483 1.2070 1.0988
2023-24 Vityaz Moscow Region KHL 68 10 25 35 0.515 1.2868 1.1373
2024-25 Vityaz Moscow Region KHL 68 21 22 43 0.632 1.5810 1.3506
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
2018-19 Mercyhurst D1 AHA SR 38 15 22 37 0.974
2017-18 Mercyhurst D1 AHA JR 37 15 23 38 1.027
2016-17 Mercyhurst D1 AHA SO 39 9 28 37 0.949
2015-16 Mercyhurst D1 AHA FR 36 10 22 32 0.889
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.17
before college
Actual FR PPG
0.89
2015-16 · Mercyhurst
+432.0% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

🏒 NHL / Pro Track — production profile is consistent with players who bypassed or minimized college hockey
0%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
100%
NHL / Pro

NCAAe Rankings

#599
Forward overall
#36
Forward born in 1995

D2/3 Comparables

Lawrence · 2018-19
0.778 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Adrian · 2014-15
1.036 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Wilkes · 2016-17
1.208 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.