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Position: Defense DOB: 2004-02-28 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 El Paso Rhinos NAHL 8 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2022-23 — NAHL 38 0 2 2 0.053 0.0208 0.0215 0.0552 0.0571
2023-24 New Mexico Ice Wolves NAHL 55 0 9 9 0.164 0.0648 0.0640 0.1718 0.1696
2024-25 New Mexico Ice Wolves NAHL 56 5 12 17 0.304 0.1203 0.1125 0.3187 0.2979
■ 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 Michigan Tech D1 CCHA FR 1 0 0 0 0.000

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

32%
NCAA D1
22%
NCAA D2/D3
40%
Age-Out / Club
2%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#20348
Defenseman overall
#3532
Defenseman born in 2004
#5933
in NAHL

D1 Comparables

Michael Holland
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.18 PPG
→ RIT (0.05 D1 FR PPG)
0.10 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Carter Foguth
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.08 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.06 D1 FR PPG)
0.05 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Marc-Antoine Carrier
QMJHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Brown (0.04 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Carlson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Ryan Mahlmeister
SUNY Potsdam · 2021-22
0.609 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Anthony Trujillo
Curry · 2015-16
0.417 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Vinny Muchalla
Wentworth · 2008-09
0.412 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.