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Nolan Schaeffer Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1997-07-15 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
2013-14 Coulee Region Chill NAHL 3 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2014-15 Minnesota Magicians NAHL 44 6 9 15 0.341 0.1252 0.1369 0.3598 0.3935
2015-16 Fargo Force USHL 31 0 2 2 0.065 0.0380 0.0386 0.1937 0.1966
2016-17 Fairbanks Ice Dogs NAHL 53 5 8 13 0.245 0.0901 0.0897 0.2589 0.2576
2017-18 Fairbanks Ice Dogs NAHL 56 7 18 25 0.446 0.1640 0.1551 0.4712 0.4456
■ 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
2020-21 Robert Morris D1 AHA JR 24 2 5 7 0.292
2019-20 Robert Morris D1 AHA SO 36 1 3 4 0.111
2018-19 Robert Morris D1 AHA FR 37 0 2 2 0.054
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.12
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.05
2018-19 · Robert Morris
-55.5% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

45%
NCAA D1
10%
NCAA D2/D3
45%
Age-Out / Club
0%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#13934
Defenseman overall
#2066
Defenseman born in 1997
#4578
in NAHL

D1 Comparables

Matt Krug
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Union (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 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
William Eiserman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 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

Shawn O'Malley
Aurora · 2017-18
0.696 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Jay Dardis
Wisconsin-Superior · 2000-01
1.037 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Elliot Van Orsdel
Southern Maine · 2021-22
0.444 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.