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Nick Portz Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2000-05-15 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
2018-19 Minnesota Wilderness NAHL 54 14 18 32 0.593 0.2177 0.2270 0.6255 0.6522
2019-20 Tri-City Storm USHL 42 15 23 38 0.905 0.5337 0.5337 2.7175 2.7175
2020-21 — USHL 48 15 22 37 0.771 0.4547 0.4547 2.3150 2.3150
■ 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
2024-25 St. Cloud State D1 NCHC — 33 4 1 5 0.151
2023-24 St. Cloud State D1 NCHC — 17 2 2 4 0.235
2022-23 North Dakota D1 NCHC — 27 2 7 9 0.333
2021-22 North Dakota D1 NCHC — 39 2 5 7 0.179
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.19
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.18
2021-22 · North Dakota
-7.6% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

38%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
62%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#7402
Forward overall
#313
Forward born in 2000

D1 Comparables

Tyler Pham
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.39 PPG
→ Army (0.91 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Christian Lampasso
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.44 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Average
NCAAe PPG
Josh Nenadal
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.30 PPG
→ Lake Superior State (0.16 D1 FR PPG)
0.17 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Nikolas Olsson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.39 PPG
→ Boston University (0.35 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Average
NCAAe PPG
Alex Rauter
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.41 PPG
→ Cornell (0.40 D1 FR PPG)
0.24 Average
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Rob Sgarbossa
SUNY Morrisville · 2004-05
0.880 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Brendan Fennell
Tufts · 2021-22
0.632 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Mike Prsa
Wentworth · 2001-02
1.100 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.