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Sammy Walker Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1999-06-07 Country: USA
2017 · Round 7, Pick #200  ·  Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
Signed Professionally

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
2014-15 Edina High USHS-MN 25 3 3 6 0.240 0.0304 0.0323 0.0583 0.0619
2016-17 Lincoln Stars USHL 4 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2017-18 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 17 2 7 9 0.529 0.3123 0.3152 1.5900 1.6047
■ 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
2021-22 Minnesota D1 BigTen — 39 14 13 27 0.692
2020-21 Minnesota D1 BigTen JR 31 13 16 29 0.935
2019-20 Minnesota D1 BigTen SO 37 11 19 30 0.811
2018-19 Minnesota D1 BigTen FR 37 10 16 26 0.703
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.17
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.70
2018-19 · Minnesota
+306.4% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

70%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
30%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

D1 Comparables

Dylan Steman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ Michigan Tech (0.49 D1 FR PPG)
0.33 Average
NCAAe PPG
Jake Montgomery
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.57 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha
0.34 No data
NCAAe PPG
Jarrid Privitera
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.46 PPG
→ Vermont (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.28 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Max Shuart
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ Michigan
0.25 No data
NCAAe PPG
Christian Lampasso
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.44 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Average
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

James Tatro
Salem State · 2021-22
1.269 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Dom Murphy
University of New England · 2021-22
0.826 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
John Moncovich
Utica · 2016-17
0.864 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.