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Ben Rakowski Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2006-04-21 Country: USA
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
Gustavus Adolphus
Verbal MIAC D3

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 Colorado Grit NAHL 4 0 3 3 0.750 0.2756 0.3016 0.7927 0.8676
2024-25 Colorado Grit NAHL 54 8 13 21 0.389 0.1429 0.1489 0.4110 0.4283
2025-26 Bismarck Bobcats NAHL 58 12 13 25 0.431 0.1583 0.1572 0.4555 0.4522
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

15%
NCAA D1
15%
NCAA D2/D3
30%
Age-Out / Club
38%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#34484
Forward overall
#1912
Forward born in 2006
#3379
in NAHL

D1 Comparables

William Messa
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Northeastern
0.12 No data
NCAAe PPG
Matthew Hansen
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.25 PPG
→ Colorado College (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.14 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Ben Ostlie
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ Notre Dame
0.13 No data
NCAAe PPG
Tommy Schutt
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.28 D1 FR PPG)
0.21 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Stanislav Dzakhov
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.27 PPG
→ Niagara (0.44 D1 FR PPG)
0.15 Average
NCAAe PPG

Gustavus Adolphus Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Emil Samuelsson
0.68
actual FR PPG at Gustavus Adolphus
Daniel Sandvig
0.00
actual FR PPG at Gustavus Adolphus
Patrick Gazich
0.50
actual FR PPG at Gustavus Adolphus
Ross Ring-Jarvi
1.03
actual FR PPG at Gustavus Adolphus

D2/3 Comparables

Mike Kavanagh
SUNY Plattsburgh · 2006-07
0.526 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Remick
Hobart · 2022-23
0.636 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Kenny Tencza
Elmira · 2014-15
0.556 Average
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.