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Position: Forward DOB: 2001-08-24 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
2019-20 Blake USHS-MN 31 20 35 55 1.774 0.4776 0.4776 0.4310 0.4310
2020-21 Minnesota Magicians NAHL 39 4 12 16 0.410 0.1626 0.1626 0.4308 0.4308
2021-22 Minnesota Magicians NAHL 59 20 34 54 0.915 0.3626 0.3476 0.9610 0.9212
■ 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 Ferris State D1 CCHA SR 37 12 14 26 0.703
2024-25 Ferris State D1 CCHA — 36 10 9 19 0.528
2023-24 Michigan D1 BigTen — 2 0 0 0 0.000
2022-23 Michigan D1 BigTen — 10 0 0 0 0.000

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

52%
NCAA D1
8%
NCAA D2/D3
35%
Age-Out / Club
5%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#13489
Forward overall
#601
Forward born in 2001

D1 Comparables

Jonathan Davis
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.03 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.06 D1 FR PPG)
0.39 Developing
NCAAe PPG
A.J. Reid
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.18 PPG
→ Air Force (0.26 D1 FR PPG)
0.45 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Sean Gaffney
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.14 PPG
→ UConn (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Woody Hudson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.24 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jared VanWormer
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.27 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.48 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Jarrod Fitzpatrick
Utica · 2015-16
0.750 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Andy Trann
St. Norbert · 2000-01
0.963 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Tio D'Addario
SUNY Plattsburgh · 2022-23
0.778 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.