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Sam Fuss Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1997-05-26 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 Edina High USHS-MN 25 5 10 15 0.600 0.1615 0.1552 0.1457 0.1400
2015-16 Minot Minotauros NAHL 54 3 15 18 0.333 0.1321 0.1377 — —
2016-17 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 34 0 3 3 0.088 0.0542 0.0519 0.2599 0.2488
2017-18 Minot Minotauros NAHL 32 3 6 9 0.281 0.1114 0.1046 0.2952 0.2771
■ 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
2025-26 Wilkes D3 — FR 5 0 0 0 0.000
2021-22 St. Scholastica D3 MIAC SR 23 2 5 7 0.304
2020-21 St. Scholastica D1 — JR 13 4 9 13 1.000
2020-21 St. Scholastica D3 — JR 13 4 9 13 1.000
2019-20 St. Scholastica D1 — SO 27 0 9 9 0.333
2019-20 St. Scholastica D3 — SO 27 0 9 9 0.333
2018-19 St. Scholastica D1 — FR 25 4 12 16 0.640
2018-19 St. Scholastica D3 — FR 25 4 12 16 0.640
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.08
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.64
2018-19 · St. Scholastica
+712.2% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

32%
NCAA D1
15%
NCAA D2/D3
52%
Age-Out / Club
0%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#17343
Defenseman overall
#2385
Defenseman born in 1997

D1 Comparables

Brandon Carlson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 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
Matt Krug
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Union (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 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
William Eiserman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Developing D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Mark Tomaschek
Southern Maine · 2015-16
0.000 No data
actual D2/3 PPG
Derrick Brooks
Wisconsin-Superior · 2013-14
0.000 No data
actual D2/3 PPG
Connor Hutchins
SUNY Brockport · 2015-16
1.080 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.