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Samuel Bélanger Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2004-05-31 Country: Canada
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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
2020-21 Powell River Kings BCHL 17 0 5 5 0.294 0.1133 0.1133 0.4285 0.4285
2021-22 Powell River Kings BCHL 40 1 7 8 0.200 0.0771 0.0829 0.2914 0.3134
2022-23 Powell River Kings BCHL 54 1 9 10 0.185 0.0714 0.0733 0.2699 0.2770
2023-24 Cranbrook Bucks BCHL 37 2 5 7 0.189 0.0729 0.0715 0.2757 0.2704
2024-25 Cranbrook Bucks BCHL 49 3 8 11 0.225 0.0865 0.0805 0.3271 0.3043
■ 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 Superior State D1 CCHA — 32 2 3 5 0.156
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.07
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.16
2025-26 · Lake Superior State
+115.2% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

15%
NCAA D1
25%
NCAA D2/D3
57%
Age-Out / Club
2%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#21983
Defenseman overall
#3685
Defenseman born in 2004
#3013
in BCHL

D1 Comparables

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

D2/3 Comparables

Tim Faulkner
Aurora · 2016-17
0.684 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Joe Anderson
Wisconsin-Stout · 2014-15
0.625 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Dylan Plitt
Neumann · 2014-15
0.000 No data
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.