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Nathaniel Bannister Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2004-05-21 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
2022-23 St. Michael's Buzzers OJHL 51 7 19 26 0.510 0.1531 0.1560 0.3490 0.3557
2023-24 Whitecourt Wolverines AJHL 53 3 13 16 0.302 0.1002 0.0979 0.2798 0.2734
2024-25 Bismarck Bobcats NAHL 55 3 12 15 0.273 0.1080 0.1022 0.2863 0.2709
■ 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 Adrian D3 NCHA FR 27 5 12 17 0.630
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.09
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.63
2025-26 · Adrian
+563.4% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

30%
NCAA D1
12%
NCAA D2/D3
50%
Age-Out / Club
8%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#14699
Defenseman overall
#2875
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
Matt Krug
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Union (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 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
William Eiserman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Developing D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Shigenobu Kakudate
Finlandia · 2011-12
0.680 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Gregg Amato
SUNY Brockport · 2007-08
0.556 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Tony DeVito
SUNY Cortland · 2015-16
0.632 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.