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Kyle Kukkonen Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2002-11-13 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 3 2 0 2 0.667 0.4246 0.4796 1.9979 2.2566
2019-20 Maple Grove USHS-MN 7 6 12 18 2.571 0.6922 0.6922 0.6246 0.6246
2020-21 — NAHL 19 9 7 16 0.842 0.3127 0.3127 0.8916 0.8916
2021-22 — USHL 58 22 31 53 0.914 0.5819 0.5696 2.7384 2.6805
■ 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 D1 BigTen — 28 2 4 6 0.214
2024-25 Wisconsin D1 BigTen — 37 10 9 19 0.513
2023-24 Michigan D1 BigTen — 27 1 11 12 0.444
2022-23 Michigan D1 BigTen — 39 18 9 27 0.692
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.58
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.69
2022-23 · Michigan
+20.2% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

90%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Age-Out / Club
5%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#1785
Forward overall
#34
Forward born in 2002
#228
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Trevor Olson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.79 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.16 D1 FR PPG)
0.49 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Alex Iafallo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.86 PPG
→ Minnesota Duluth (0.61 D1 FR PPG)
0.54 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Zeb Knutson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.82 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.51 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Joe Gambardella
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.75 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.32 D1 FR PPG)
0.47 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Ryan Papa
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.72 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.59 D1 FR PPG)
0.45 Strong
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Ryan Reifler
Elmira · 2017-18
1.067 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Zach Dill
Salem State · 2021-22
1.111 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Geordan Buffoline
New England · 2017-18
1.667 Elite
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.