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Zachary Plucinski Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2000-07-26 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
2018-19 — USHL 52 1 5 6 0.115 0.0681 0.0691 0.3463 0.3513
2019-20 Omaha Lancers USHL 48 8 18 26 0.542 0.3195 0.3195 1.6255 1.6255
■ 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 Notre Dame D1 BigTen — 34 0 3 3 0.088
2023-24 Notre Dame D1 BigTen — 36 0 4 4 0.111
2022-23 Notre Dame D1 BigTen JR 31 1 4 5 0.161
2021-22 Notre Dame D1 BigTen SO 32 2 2 4 0.125
2020-21 Notre Dame D1 BigTen FR 20 1 0 1 0.050
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.07
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.05
2020-21 · Notre Dame
-23.3% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

35%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
65%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#5649
Defenseman overall
#1200
Defenseman born in 2000
#2609
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Jake Bischoff
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.17 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.25 D1 FR PPG)
0.10 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Zach Yoder
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.10 PPG
→ Air Force (0.31 D1 FR PPG)
0.06 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Jimmy Mazza
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.17 PPG
→ Canisius (0.35 D1 FR PPG)
0.10 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Doyle Somerby
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.20 PPG
→ Boston University (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Cutler Martin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.27 PPG
→ Michigan (0.47 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Kevin Shand
Milwaukee School of Engineering · 2013-14
0.412 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Richie Zobak
Plymouth State · 2006-07
0.960 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Cameron Patton
Utica · 2018-19
0.773 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.