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Mike Koster Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2001-04-13 Country: USA
2019 · Round 5, Pick #146  ·  Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
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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
2017-18 Tri-City Storm USHL 21 2 8 10 0.476 0.2809 0.3095 1.4302 1.5758
2018-19 Tri-City Storm USHL 15 2 4 6 0.400 0.2360 0.2479 1.2014 1.2617
2019-20 Tri-City Storm USHL 37 3 15 18 0.486 0.2870 0.2870 1.4612 1.4612
■ 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
2024-25 Minnesota D1 BigTen GR 40 4 16 20 0.500
2023-24 Minnesota D1 BigTen SR 33 2 12 14 0.424
2022-23 Minnesota D1 BigTen JR 40 6 23 29 0.725
2021-22 Minnesota D1 BigTen SO 36 3 11 14 0.389
2020-21 Minnesota D1 BigTen FR 31 3 9 12 0.387
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.26
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.39
2020-21 · Minnesota
+50.4% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

72%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
28%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#3662
Defenseman overall
#848
Defenseman born in 2001
#1752
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Luke Voltin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ Northern Michigan (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Connor Clifton
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.35 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.25 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Murphy
QMJHL · 2012-13 · 0.48 PPG
→ Northland (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Jimmy Schuldt
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.63 D1 FR PPG)
0.21 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Jordan Gross
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.48 PPG
→ Notre Dame (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Elite D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Bailey Conger
UMass Boston · 2014-15
2.500 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Jon Whitelaw
SUNY Oswego · 2006-07
1.357 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Sean Tyrie
Worcester State · 2022-23
0.800 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.