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Tai Ushio Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2005-12-05 Country: Japan
Alaska Fairbanks
Ind. D1

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
2023-24 Anchorage Wolverines NAHL 40 20 19 39 0.975 0.3582 0.3853 1.0305 1.1086
2024-25 Anchorage Wolverines NAHL 47 25 23 48 1.021 0.3752 0.3839 1.0794 1.1045
2025-26 Prince George Spruce Kings BCHL 47 31 35 66 1.404 0.5411 0.5245 2.0424 1.9796
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

30%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
25%
Age-Out / Club
45%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#7124
Forward overall
#245
Forward born in 2005

D1 Comparables

Gerald Mayhew
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.75 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.56 D1 FR PPG)
0.41 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Michael Vecchione
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.95 PPG
→ Union (0.89 D1 FR PPG)
0.53 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Kyle Novak
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.20 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.65 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Sean Gaffney
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.14 PPG
→ UConn (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.40 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Chad McDonald
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.79 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.48 D1 FR PPG)
0.44 Average
NCAAe PPG

Alaska Fairbanks Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Filip Fornåå Svensson
SHL-J20 2018-19
0.17
actual FR PPG at Alaska Fairbanks
Peter Krieger
USHL 2013-14
0.39
actual FR PPG at Alaska Fairbanks
Alexander Malinowski
SHL-J20 2020-21
0.57
actual FR PPG at Alaska Fairbanks
Marcus Basara
BCHL 2012-13
0.70
actual FR PPG at Alaska Fairbanks

D2/3 Comparables

Lee Stubbs
Manhattanville · 2000-01
1.115 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Joseph Sposit
Nichols · 2010-11
0.778 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Woodward
SUNY Oswego · 2001-02
1.226 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.