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Position: Forward DOB: 2002-02-20 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 Proctor Academy NE-Prep 31 16 9 25 0.806 0.1598 0.1598 0.3674 0.3674
2019-20 Proctor Academy NE-Prep 27 11 15 26 0.963 0.1908 0.1908 0.4387 0.4387
2021-22 Maryland Black Bears NAHL 6 1 0 1 0.167 0.0612 0.0602 0.1760 0.1730
■ 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 Colby D3 NESCAC SR 16 2 1 3 0.188
2024-25 Colby D3 NESCAC JR 8 0 1 1 0.125
2023-24 Colby D3 NESCAC SO 16 6 0 6 0.375
2022-23 Colby D3 NESCAC FR 18 2 1 3 0.167
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.10
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.17
2022-23 · Colby
+73.3% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

15%
NCAA D1
15%
NCAA D2/D3
20%
Age-Out / Club
50%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#9424
Forward overall
#455
Forward born in 2002

D1 Comparables

Stanislav Dzakhov
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.27 PPG
→ Niagara (0.44 D1 FR PPG)
0.15 Average
NCAAe PPG
Ben Ostlie
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ Notre Dame
0.13 No data
NCAAe PPG
Tayler Munson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.31 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.35 D1 FR PPG)
0.17 Average
NCAAe PPG
William Messa
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Northeastern
0.12 No data
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

Zach Norby
SUNY Brockport · 2017-18
0.200 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Vinny Muchalla
Wentworth · 2007-08
0.412 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Landon Adams
Beloit · 2023-24
0.348 Developing
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.