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Dakota Zarudny Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2001-04-09 Country: Canada
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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 Caledon Admirals OJHL 34 3 9 12 0.353 0.0986 0.1045 0.2435 0.2582
2019-20 Caledon Admirals OJHL 53 16 26 42 0.792 0.2214 0.2214 0.5469 0.5469
2020-21 Minnesota Wilderness NAHL 3 0 1 1 0.333 0.1238 0.1238 0.3529 0.3529
2021-22 Jersey Hitmen NCDC 49 15 26 41 0.837 0.2358 0.2208 — —
■ 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 SUNY Geneseo D3 — SR 27 5 15 20 0.741
2024-25 SUNY Geneseo D3 — JR 25 3 16 19 0.760
2023-24 SUNY Geneseo D3 SUNYAC SO 25 5 13 18 0.720
2022-23 SUNY Geneseo D3 SUNYAC FR 22 3 13 16 0.727
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.16
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.73
2022-23 · SUNY Geneseo
+342.1% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

22%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
75%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#4119
Defenseman overall
#712
Defenseman born in 2001
#1510
in OJHL

D1 Comparables

Tyler Dorantes
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.18 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Christian Wolanin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.47 D1 FR PPG)
0.10 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Trevor Hamilton
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.17 PPG
→ Miami (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Gage Ausmus
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.15 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Luke Shiplo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.22 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.46 D1 FR PPG)
0.15 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Mason Richey
Marian · 2017-18
0.778 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Akhmed Malsagov
Lawrence · 2017-18
0.231 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Matej Palfy
St. Scholastica · 2018-19
0.000 No data
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.