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Braden Junker Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2004-05-13 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
2019-20 Elk River/Zimmerman USHS-MN 23 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2020-21 Elk River/Zimmerman USHS-MN 19 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2021-22 Elk River/Zimmerman USHS-MN 28 1 12 13 0.464 0.0572 0.0572 0.1128 0.1128
2022-23 North Iowa Bulls NA3HL 30 0 8 8 0.267 0.0295 0.0305 0.0845 0.0873
2023-24 — NAHL 56 1 8 9 0.161 0.0571 0.0570 0.1687 0.1683
2024-25 Colorado Grit NAHL 57 5 13 18 0.316 0.1122 0.1060 0.3316 0.3134
■ 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 St. Scholastica D3 MIAC FR 25 2 4 6 0.240
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.08
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.24
2025-26 · St. Scholastica
+194.1% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

15%
NCAA D1
22%
NCAA D2/D3
50%
Age-Out / Club
12%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#18478
Defenseman overall
#3327
Defenseman born in 2004

D1 Comparables

Brandon Carlson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 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
Marc-Antoine Carrier
QMJHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Brown (0.04 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Krug
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Union (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
William Eiserman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Developing D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Hayden Ford
Buffalo State · 2017-18
0.400 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Alex Brenton
SUNY Plattsburgh · 2010-11
0.353 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Frank D'Ancona
Norwich · 2024-25
0.862 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.