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Jacob Pivonka Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2000-02-28 Country: USA
2018 NHL Draft Round 4, Pick #103  ·  New York Islanders New York Islanders
Signed Professionally
Düsseldorfer EG · DEL

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
2016-17 — NTDP-U18 57 11 13 24 0.421 0.3130 0.3184 1.5673 1.5944
2017-18 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP-U18 59 8 12 20 0.339 0.2520 0.2435 1.2617 1.2193
2024-25 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 37 4 7 11 0.297 0.7432 0.8898 — —
■ 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
2022-23 Nebraska Omaha D1 NCHC — 37 10 8 18 0.486
2021-22 Notre Dame D1 BigTen SR 25 1 7 8 0.320
2020-21 Notre Dame D1 BigTen JR 29 2 7 9 0.310
2019-20 Notre Dame D1 BigTen SO 35 4 7 11 0.314
2018-19 Notre Dame D1 BigTen FR 40 2 8 10 0.250
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.23
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.25
2018-19 · Notre Dame
+6.8% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

⭐ Elite profile — high probability of D1 placement; comparable to top-end prospects
0%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
100%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#18728
Forward overall
#828
Forward born in 2000

D2/3 Comparables

Brett Ouderkirk
Norwich · 2015-16
0.966 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
John Barrett
Wilkes · 2016-17
0.000 No data
actual D2/3 PPG
Sam Ciappa
St. John Fisher · 2023-24
0.913 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.