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Jared Kucharek Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1998-05-23 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 Rochester Jr. Americans USPHL-Premier-Classic 29 3 6 9 0.310 0.0871 0.0964 0.2551 0.2825
2016-17 Lone Star Brahmas NAHL 2 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2017-18 — USHL 45 5 17 22 0.489 0.2884 0.2761 1.4684 1.4056
■ 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 Lake Superior State D1 CCHA — 35 2 5 7 0.200
2021-22 Western Michigan D1 NCHC — 1 0 0 0 0.000
2020-21 Western Michigan D1 NCHC — 0 0 0 0 0.000
2019-20 Western Michigan D1 NCHC SO 32 1 4 5 0.156
2018-19 Western Michigan D1 NCHC FR 37 0 8 8 0.216
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.19
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.22
2018-19 · Western Michigan
+12.1% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

68%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
32%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#6158
Defenseman overall
#1292
Defenseman born in 1998

D1 Comparables

Christopher Dienes
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.15 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Tucker Poolman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.44 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.45 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Jared Kolquist
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.47 PPG
→ Merrimack (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Niklas Nevalainen
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.23 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Connor Murphy
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ Cornell (0.20 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Average D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Michael Hill
Saint Mary's (MN) · 2009-10
1.200 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Brady Lindauer
Saint Mary's (MN) · 2018-19
0.476 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Jack Billings
Salve Regina · 2014-15
1.381 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.