Matthew Knies Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2002-10-17 Country: USA

2021 NHL Draft Round 2, Pick #57 ·

Toronto Maple Leafs

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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	—	USHL	2	0	0	0	0.000	—	—	—	—
2019-20	—	USHL	44	14	31	45	1.023	0.6287	0.6287	3.0131	3.0131
2020-21	—	USHL	44	17	25	42	0.955	0.5867	0.5867	2.8121	2.8121

■ 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
2022-23	Minnesota	D1	BigTen	—	40	21	21	42	1.050
2021-22	Minnesota	D1	BigTen	—	33	15	18	33	1.000

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.