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Owen Michaels Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2002-05-01 Country: USA
Signed Professionally

Set Commitment

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 3 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2019-20 — USHL 46 6 10 16 0.348 0.2052 0.2052 1.0446 1.0446
2020-21 — NAHL 44 3 18 21 0.477 0.1754 0.1754 0.5038 0.5038
2021-22 — NAHL 47 11 21 32 0.681 0.2502 0.2484 0.7187 0.7135
2022-23 — USHL 46 15 11 26 0.565 0.3334 0.3001 1.6975 1.5278
■ 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 Western Michigan D1 NCHC JR 39 13 13 26 0.667
2024-25 Michigan D1 BigTen SR 42 18 18 36 0.857
2024-25 Western Michigan D1 NCHC — 42 18 18 36 0.857
2023-24 Michigan D1 BigTen JR 38 2 5 7 0.184
2023-24 Western Michigan D1 NCHC — 38 2 5 7 0.184
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.24
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.18
2023-24 · Michigan
-23.0% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

50%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
28%
Age-Out / Club
18%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

D1 Comparables

Jordan Nelson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.59 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Davey Middleton
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Brown (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Justin Parizek
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.93 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Developing
NCAAe PPG
T.J. Sarcona
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.06 PPG
→ Niagara (0.58 D1 FR PPG)
0.36 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Carlos Amestoy
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.75 PPG
→ Maine
0.39 No data
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Jake Cox
Southern New Hampshire · 2017-18
0.808 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Josh Hechter
Saint Anselm · 2002-03
1.375 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Cusin
UMass Boston · 2015-16
1.600 Elite
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.