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Position: Defense DOB: 2004-02-02 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 Boston Advantage NCDC 11 1 3 4 0.364 0.0840 0.0905 0.2940 0.3167
2022-23 Fairbanks Ice Dogs NAHL 54 2 9 11 0.204 0.0724 0.0747 0.2139 0.2207
2023-24 Fairbanks Ice Dogs NAHL 60 2 16 18 0.300 0.1066 0.1049 0.3150 0.3099
2024-25 Fairbanks Ice Dogs NAHL 37 7 21 28 0.757 0.2688 0.2503 0.7946 0.7400
■ 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 Chatham D3 UCHC — 27 8 20 28 1.037
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.18
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
1.04
2025-26 · Chatham
+471.7% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

50%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
38%
Age-Out / Club
12%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#7116
Defenseman overall
#1728
Defenseman born in 2004

D1 Comparables

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
Benjamin Gallacher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Nolan Valleau
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.41 PPG
→ Bowling Green
0.23 No data
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Ben Kemp
SUNY Plattsburgh · 2001-02
0.536 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Ethan James
Wisconsin-Superior · 2015-16
1.000 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan McDonald
Framingham State · 2008-09
0.818 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.