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Kaden Hjelm Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2002-11-06 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
2021-22 Kenai River Brown Bears NAHL 59 7 7 14 0.237 0.0843 0.0859 0.2491 0.2538
2022-23 Lone Star Brahmas NAHL 20 0 6 6 0.300 0.1066 0.1034 0.3150 0.3054
■ 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 10 0 0 0 0.000
2024-25 Bethel D3 MIAC SR 10 0 1 1 0.100
2023-24 Bethel D3 MIAC JR 9 0 0 0 0.000

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

22%
NCAA D1
22%
NCAA D2/D3
55%
Age-Out / Club
0%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#44745
Forward overall
#2840
Forward born in 2002
#4974
in NAHL

D1 Comparables

Cullen Hurley
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.38 PPG
→ Wisconsin
0.21 No data
NCAAe PPG
Woody Hudson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Developing
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
Stanislav Dzakhov
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.27 PPG
→ Niagara (0.44 D1 FR PPG)
0.15 Average
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Mike Hayward
SUNY Brockport · 2008-09
0.615 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Luke Linart
Saint Anselm · 2021-22
0.353 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Burr
New England · 2015-16
0.615 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.