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Joe Westlund Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2002-06-26 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 Alexandria USHS-MN 28 14 17 31 1.107 0.1402 0.1402 0.2689 0.2689
2021-22 Minot Minotauros NAHL 57 4 16 20 0.351 0.1289 0.1290 0.3704 0.3706
2022-23 Minot Minotauros NAHL 55 5 6 11 0.200 0.0735 0.0699 0.2111 0.2008
■ 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 Bethel D3 MIAC GR 26 9 10 19 0.731
2024-25 Bethel D3 MIAC SR 25 5 10 15 0.600
2023-24 Bethel D3 MIAC JR 26 8 7 15 0.577
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.08
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.58
2023-24 · Bethel
+620.2% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

18%
NCAA D1
18%
NCAA D2/D3
60%
Age-Out / Club
5%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#47072
Forward overall
#3016
Forward born in 2002

D1 Comparables

Eli Lichtenwald
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.36 PPG
→ Union (0.68 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Ali Thomas
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.34 PPG
→ Notre Dame (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Cullen Hurley
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.38 PPG
→ Wisconsin
0.21 No data
NCAAe PPG
Tayler Munson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.31 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.35 D1 FR PPG)
0.17 Average
NCAAe PPG
Alexander Dahl
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.38 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.21 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

J.D. Speer
Neumann · 2022-23
0.267 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Marek Thompson
University of New England · 2024-25
0.000 No data
actual D2/3 PPG
Tyler Braccini
Bethel · 2021-22
0.727 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.