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Nicholas Taurence Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1989-05-24 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
2007-08 Bismarck Bobcats NAHL 50 7 12 19 0.380 0.1396 0.1437 0.4011 0.4129
2008-09 Motor City Machine NAHL 56 9 27 36 0.643 0.2362 0.2314 0.6786 0.6649
2009-10 — NAHL 56 16 22 38 0.679 0.2493 0.2342 0.7163 0.6731
■ 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
2011-12 Saint Mary's (MN) D3 MIAC SO 14 0 1 1 0.071
2011-12 St. Scholastica D3 MIAC SO 1 0 0 0 0.000
2010-11 St. Scholastica D3 MIAC FR 16 1 1 2 0.125
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.20
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.12
2010-11 · St. Scholastica
-37.3% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#22530
Forward overall
#762
Forward born in 1989
#1655
in NAHL

D1 Comparables

Davey Middleton
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Brown (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Eli Lichtenwald
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.36 PPG
→ Union (0.68 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Justin Parizek
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.93 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jordan Nelson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.59 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Developing
NCAAe PPG
T.J. Sarcona
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.06 PPG
→ Niagara (0.58 D1 FR PPG)
0.36 Strong
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Brett Beale
Johnson & Wales · 2023-24
0.560 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Brendan Payne
Gustavus Adolphus · 2017-18
0.412 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Aaron Andrade
Buffalo State · 2024-25
0.720 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.