Nick Albano Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1996-08-01 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
2015-16	Portland Jr. Pirates	USPHL-Premier-Classic	39	8	19	27	0.692	0.1943	0.1976	0.5692	0.5789
2016-17	Des Moines Buccaneers	USHL	22	0	0	0	0.000	—	—	—	—
2022-23	Västerås IK	Allsvenskan	21	2	5	7	0.333	0.8332	0.7885	3.1270	2.9592

■ 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
2019-20	UMass Boston	D1	NEHC	JR	25	7	21	28	1.120
2019-20	UMass Boston	D3	NEHC	JR	25	7	21	28	1.120
2018-19	UMass Boston	D1	NEHC	SO	27	6	16	22	0.815
2018-19	UMass Boston	D3	NEHC	SO	27	6	16	22	0.815
2017-18	UMass Boston	D3	NEHC	FR	27	8	27	35	1.296

Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year

Projected PPG

0.20

before college

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Actual FR PPG

1.30

2017-18 · UMass Boston

+561.7% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

⭐ Elite profile — high probability of D1 placement; comparable to top-end prospects

18%

NCAA D1

NCAA D2/D3

80%

Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#1672

Defenseman overall

#364

Defenseman born in 1996

D2/3 Comparables

Gus Katsuras

Hamilton · 2001-02

1.400 Elite

actual D2/3 PPG

Ryan Ellis

SUNY Oswego · 2004-05

1.704 Elite

actual D2/3 PPG

Conor Landrigan

Utica · 2016-17

1.038 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.