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Bennett Zmolek Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2002-04-17 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 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 15 0 1 1 0.067 0.0410 0.0451 0.1965 0.2163
2019-20 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 41 4 5 9 0.220 0.1349 0.1349 0.6467 0.6467
2020-21 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 28 2 8 10 0.357 0.2195 0.2195 1.0521 1.0521
■ 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 North Dakota D1 NCHC JR 32 1 3 4 0.125
2024-25 North Dakota D1 NCHC — 1 0 1 1 1.000
2023-24 North Dakota D1 NCHC — 33 0 8 8 0.242
2022-23 Minnesota D1 BigTen — 0 0 0 0 0.000
2021-22 Minnesota D1 BigTen — 28 2 5 7 0.250
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.04
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.25
2021-22 · Minnesota
+486.9% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

40%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
60%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#10446
Defenseman overall
#2220
Defenseman born in 2002
#3328
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Ryan Collins
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.11 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.28 D1 FR PPG)
0.07 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Louie Belpedio
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.11 PPG
→ Miami (0.47 D1 FR PPG)
0.07 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Nathan Billitier
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.09 PPG
→ Notre Dame
0.06 No data
NCAAe PPG
Jack Glover
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
John MacLeod
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.06 PPG
→ Boston University (0.24 D1 FR PPG)
0.04 Average D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Quinn Waller
Adrian · 2002-03
1.586 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
John Gutt
Utica · 2017-18
0.214 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Andy Willock
SUNY Plattsburgh · 2001-02
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.