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Sam Stange Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2001-04-20 Country: USA
2020 NHL Draft Round 4, Pick #97  ·  Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
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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 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 2 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2018-19 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 8 1 1 2 0.250 0.1537 0.1616 0.7366 0.7743
2019-20 — USHL 48 26 19 45 0.938 0.5763 0.5763 2.7621 2.7621
■ 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 Nebraska Omaha D1 NCHC — 36 16 18 34 0.944
2023-24 Wisconsin D1 BigTen — 7 0 0 0 0.000
2022-23 Wisconsin D1 BigTen JR 34 3 8 11 0.324
2021-22 Wisconsin D1 BigTen SO 37 4 7 11 0.297
2020-21 Wisconsin D1 BigTen FR 29 6 1 7 0.241
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.14
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.24
2020-21 · Wisconsin
+74.5% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

30%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
70%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#4173
Forward overall
#165
Forward born in 2001
#163
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Drew Callin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Bentley (0.34 D1 FR PPG)
0.15 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Nick Hutchison
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.20 PPG
→ Canisius (0.65 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Strong
NCAAe PPG
John Wiitala
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.22 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.56 D1 FR PPG)
0.14 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Kiefer Sherwood
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.18 PPG
→ Miami (0.53 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Average
NCAAe PPG
Riley Alferd
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.20 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.04 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Brogan Shea
UMass Dartmouth · 2021-22
0.385 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Justin Fox
Salem State · 2004-05
1.429 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
James Ring
Milwaukee School of Engineering · 2010-11
0.786 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.