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Will Gilson Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2001-06-28 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 Westminster NE-Prep 26 2 7 9 0.346 0.0686 0.0686 0.1577 0.1577
2019-20 Boston Jr. Bruins NCDC 46 4 11 15 0.326 0.1330 0.1330 0.2621 0.2621
2020-21 — NCDC 39 1 12 13 0.333 0.1359 0.1359 0.2679 0.2679
2021-22 Aberdeen Wings NAHL 58 10 24 34 0.586 0.2154 0.2048 0.6187 0.5883
■ 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 Quinnipiac D1 ECAC — 37 5 23 28 0.757
2024-25 RPI D1 ECAC — 35 8 16 24 0.686
2023-24 Alaska Anchorage D1 WCHA — 34 3 12 15 0.441
2022-23 Alaska Anchorage D1 WCHA — 27 6 8 14 0.518
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.14
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.52
2022-23 · Alaska Anchorage
+265.4% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

48%
NCAA D1
10%
NCAA D2/D3
28%
Age-Out / Club
15%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#5926
Defenseman overall
#1307
Defenseman born in 2001

D1 Comparables

Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Carlson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Krug
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Union (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
William Eiserman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Benjamin Gallacher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.24 Elite D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Adam Place
SUNY Potsdam · 2009-10
0.412 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Sam Kuzyk
Adrian · 2006-07
0.621 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Hunter Fortin
Fitchburg State · 2018-19
0.500 Average
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.