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Hank Sorensen Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1998-06-05 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 Wayzata High USHS-MN 25 14 4 18 0.720 0.0912 0.0923 0.1749 0.1771
2015-16 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 6 0 1 1 0.167 0.0983 0.1042 0.5007 0.5306
2016-17 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 41 4 10 14 0.342 0.2015 0.2032 1.0257 1.0346
2017-18 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 48 5 17 22 0.458 0.2704 0.2593 1.3765 1.3201
2018-19 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 56 8 37 45 0.804 0.4740 0.4301 2.4135 2.1901
■ 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 Northern Michigan D1 WCHA SO 15 0 3 3 0.200
2019-20 Northern Michigan D1 WCHA FR 37 4 9 13 0.351
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.34
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.35
2019-20 · Northern Michigan
+2.9% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

78%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
15%
Age-Out / Club
2%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#2240
Defenseman overall
#512
Defenseman born in 1998

D1 Comparables

Paul LaDue
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.79 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.51 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Barrett Kaib
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.57 PPG
→ Providence (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Victor Newell
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.52 PPG
→ Harvard (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Connor Murphy
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ Cornell (0.20 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Niklas Nevalainen
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.23 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Average D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Jon Whitelaw
SUNY Oswego · 2008-09
1.357 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Cole Hepler
Lebanon Valley · 2015-16
1.280 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Shaquille Merasty
Adrian · 2011-12
1.357 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.