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Hank Kempf Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2002-04-15 Country: USA
2021 NHL Draft Round 7, Pick #208  ·  New York Rangers New York Rangers
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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 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 6 0 1 1 0.167 0.1025 0.1128 0.4911 0.5404
2019-20 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 49 0 17 17 0.347 0.2132 0.2132 1.0220 1.0220
2020-21 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 26 4 6 10 0.385 0.2364 0.2364 1.1331 1.1331
■ 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
2024-25 Cornell D1 ECAC SR 36 2 5 7 0.194
2023-24 Cornell D1 ECAC JR 35 1 7 8 0.229
2022-23 Cornell D1 ECAC SO 31 1 1 2 0.065
2021-22 Cornell D1 ECAC FR 32 0 8 8 0.250
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.11
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.25
2021-22 · Cornell
+134.7% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

42%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
57%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#5263
Defenseman overall
#1351
Defenseman born in 2002
#2394
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Ryan Collins
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.28 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Jack Glover
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Nathan Billitier
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ Notre Dame
0.13 No data
NCAAe PPG
Louie Belpedio
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.11 PPG
→ Miami (0.47 D1 FR PPG)
0.07 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
John MacLeod
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.11 PPG
→ Boston University (0.24 D1 FR PPG)
0.09 Average D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Richard Manley
SUNY Geneseo · 2006-07
1.150 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Tyler Steuck
Saint Mary's (MN) · 2021-22
0.500 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Connor Armour
Adrian · 2010-11
1.357 Elite
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.