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Max Ruoho Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2001-03-05 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
2017-18 Madison Capitols USHL 2 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2019-20 Buffalo Jr. Sabres OJHL 52 1 41 42 0.808 0.1980 0.1980 0.5529 0.5529
2020-21 Austin Bruins NAHL 42 2 10 12 0.286 0.1015 0.1015 0.3000 0.3000
2021-22 Minnesota Wilderness NAHL 56 1 41 42 0.750 0.2664 0.2491 0.7874 0.7362
■ 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
2025-26 Wisconsin-Eau Claire D3 WIAC SR 21 0 15 15 0.714
2024-25 Wisconsin-Eau Claire D3 WIAC JR 22 1 10 11 0.500
2023-24 Niagara D1 AHA — 11 0 1 1 0.091
2022-23 Niagara D1 AHA — 22 0 7 7 0.318
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.24
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.32
2022-23 · Niagara
+35.3% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

50%
NCAA D1
8%
NCAA D2/D3
35%
Age-Out / Club
8%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#5285
Defenseman overall
#1204
Defenseman born in 2001

D1 Comparables

Marc-Antoine Carrier
QMJHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Brown (0.04 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Carlson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Krug
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Union (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Benjamin Gallacher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.24 Elite D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Ethan James
Wisconsin-Superior · 2015-16
1.000 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Brandon Couto
SUNY Potsdam · 2009-10
0.591 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Matthew Monreal
Southern New Hampshire · 2018-19
0.450 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.