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Zak Galambos Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1997-05-27 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 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 11 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2015-16 Johnstown Tomahawks NAHL 54 8 20 28 0.518 0.1905 0.1986 0.5473 0.5707
2016-17 Omaha Lancers USHL 25 2 7 9 0.360 0.2124 0.2034 1.0812 1.0352
2017-18 Wenatchee Wild BCHL 41 5 23 28 0.683 0.2631 0.2445 0.9938 0.9236
■ 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
2023-24 Western Michigan D1 NCHC — 38 9 12 21 0.553
2022-23 Western Michigan D1 NCHC — 39 11 18 29 0.744
2021-22 American International D1 AHA JR 36 5 24 29 0.806
2020-21 American International D1 AHA SO 16 4 6 10 0.625
2018-19 Minnesota State D1 WCHA FR 4 0 1 1 0.250
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.22
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.25
2018-19 · Minnesota State
+16.1% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

48%
NCAA D1
10%
NCAA D2/D3
42%
Age-Out / Club
0%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#4149
Defenseman overall
#897
Defenseman born in 1997

D1 Comparables

Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Marc-Antoine Carrier
QMJHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Brown (0.04 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Carlson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Krug
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Union (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Benjamin Gallacher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.24 Elite D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Lukas Ciotti
Adrian · 2010-11
0.778 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Drew Iannucci
Arcadia · 2021-22
0.920 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Travis Broughman
SUNY Oswego · 2017-18
0.852 Strong
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.