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Jack Malinski Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2002-06-23 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 Lakeville South USHS-MN 30 9 15 24 0.800 0.2154 0.2154 0.1943 0.1943
2020-21 Lakeville South USHS-MN 23 7 23 30 1.304 0.3511 0.3511 0.3168 0.3168
2021-22 Austin Bruins NAHL 55 5 16 21 0.382 0.1513 0.1513 0.4009 0.4009
2022-23 Austin Bruins NAHL 51 4 36 40 0.784 0.3107 0.2955 0.8234 0.7830
■ 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 Vermont D1 HockeyEast JR 23 1 9 10 0.435
2024-25 Vermont D1 HockeyEast — 15 0 1 1 0.067
2023-24 Vermont D1 HockeyEast — 26 2 4 6 0.231
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.22
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.23
2023-24 · Vermont
+2.8% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

52%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
38%
Age-Out / Club
8%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#3789
Defenseman overall
#1017
Defenseman born in 2002

D1 Comparables

Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Benjamin Gallacher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Marc-Antoine Carrier
QMJHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Brown (0.04 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Paul LaDue
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.79 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.51 D1 FR PPG)
0.44 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Nolan Valleau
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.41 PPG
→ Bowling Green
0.23 No data
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Jarrett Cammarata
Bethel · 2018-19
0.680 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Noel Lortie
Elmira · 2005-06
0.800 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Dalton Jay
Westfield State · 2011-12
0.800 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.