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Nick Kovalchik Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1992-11-14 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
2011-12 Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings NAHL 55 10 9 19 0.345 0.1227 0.1243 0.3627 0.3675
2012-13 Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings NAHL 50 6 9 15 0.300 0.1066 0.1027 0.3150 0.3033
■ 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
2016-17 Castleton D3 LittleEast SR 26 5 6 11 0.423
2015-16 Castleton D3 LittleEast JR 10 1 0 1 0.100
2014-15 Castleton D3 LittleEast SO 23 5 3 8 0.348
2013-14 Castleton D3 LittleEast FR 17 2 2 4 0.235
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.10
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.24
2013-14 · Castleton
+146.9% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#41165
Forward overall
#1549
Forward born in 1992
#4396
in NAHL

D1 Comparables

Cullen Hurley
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.38 PPG
→ Wisconsin
0.22 No data
NCAAe PPG
Max Birkinbine
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.46 PPG
→ Air Force (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Tayler Munson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.31 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.35 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Average
NCAAe PPG
Woody Hudson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.24 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Alexander Dahl
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.38 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.22 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Ryan Burr
New England · 2015-16
0.615 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Mike Hayward
SUNY Brockport · 2008-09
0.615 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Tyler Donaldson
SUNY Potsdam · 2014-15
0.444 Average
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.