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Ben Schultheis Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2000-02-17 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
2016-17 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP-U18 2 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2017-18 Minnesota Magicians NAHL 51 2 3 5 0.098 0.0360 0.0387 0.1036 0.1114
2018-19 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 22 0 3 3 0.136 0.0805 0.0799 0.4093 0.4063
2019-20 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 48 6 7 13 0.271 0.1597 0.1597 0.8126 0.8126
■ 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 Utica D3 UCHC — 30 3 9 12 0.400
2023-24 Ferris State D1 CCHA SR 21 0 1 1 0.048
2022-23 Ferris State D1 CCHA JR 33 1 6 7 0.212
2021-22 Ferris State D1 CCHA SO 28 0 5 5 0.179
2020-21 Ferris State D1 WCHA FR 25 0 5 5 0.200
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.06
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.20
2020-21 · Ferris State
+233.9% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

32%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
65%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#11344
Defenseman overall
#2040
Defenseman born in 2000

D1 Comparables

Sam Piazza
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ Michigan (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.09 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Niklas Folin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.26 D1 FR PPG)
0.09 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Garret Cockerill
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.26 PPG
→ Northeastern (0.41 D1 FR PPG)
0.15 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Zach Frye
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.19 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.28 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Tim Davison
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ Wisconsin
0.13 No data
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Ian McGilvrey
Plymouth State · 2010-11
1.148 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Kris Boyce
St. Scholastica · 2003-04
0.600 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Tyler Rudek
Franklin Pierce · 2016-17
0.833 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.