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Will Shephard Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2004-11-07 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
2023-24 Anchorage Wolverines NAHL 38 1 1 2 0.053 0.0187 0.0191 0.0552 0.0564
2024-25 Watertown Shamrocks NAHL 56 4 10 14 0.250 0.0888 0.0861 0.2625 0.2545
■ 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 Lake Forest D3 NCHA SO 27 1 7 8 0.296
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.06
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.30
2025-26 · Lake Forest
+429.1% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

12%
NCAA D1
32%
NCAA D2/D3
48%
Age-Out / Club
5%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#22745
Defenseman overall
#3770
Defenseman born in 2004
#6226
in NAHL

D1 Comparables

Patrick Koudys
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ RPI (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Kirk
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.32 PPG
→ Dartmouth
0.17 No data
NCAAe PPG
Nolan Valleau
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.41 PPG
→ Bowling Green
0.22 No data
NCAAe PPG
Kyle McKenzie
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.14 PPG
→ Providence (0.15 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Taki Pantziris
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ Brown
0.15 No data
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Jack Collins
Becker · 2021-22
0.000 No data
actual D2/3 PPG
Ethan Pitzman
Fredonia · 2021-22
0.292 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Will Rassier
Wesleyan · 2024-25
0.214 Developing
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.