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Noah Mertz Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2005-08-19 Country: USA
Army
AHA D1

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
2021-22 South Shore Kings NCDC 2 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2024-25 Blackfalds Bulldogs BCHL 30 4 13 17 0.567 0.2183 0.2164 0.8247 0.8175
2025-26 Blackfalds Bulldogs BCHL 53 8 42 50 0.943 0.3635 0.3469 1.3729 1.3104
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

42%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
28%
Age-Out / Club
28%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#4615
Defenseman overall
#1188
Defenseman born in 2005

D1 Comparables

Paul LaDue
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.79 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.51 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Benjamin Gallacher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.24 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Nolan Valleau
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.41 PPG
→ Bowling Green
0.22 No data
NCAAe PPG
Matt Van Voorhis
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.47 PPG
→ Denver (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Barrett Kaib
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.57 PPG
→ Providence (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Average D
NCAAe PPG

Army Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Anthony Firriolo
NAHL 2018-19
0.40
actual FR PPG at Army
Andrew Garby
NAHL 2020-21
0.39
actual FR PPG at Army
Jude Brower
NCDC 2021-22
0.07
actual FR PPG at Army
John Zimmerman
NAHL 2016-17
0.44
actual FR PPG at Army

D2/3 Comparables

Dylan Nowakowski
St. Scholastica · 2011-12
0.889 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Cory Park
Buffalo State · 2007-08
0.760 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Erik Caron
St. Michael's College · 2003-04
1.280 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.