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Zach Howard Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2006-06-28 Country: USA
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
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
2020-21 St. Thomas Academy USHS-MN 18 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2021-22 St. Thomas Academy USHS-MN 27 16 9 25 0.926 0.1172 0.1172 0.2249 0.2249
2022-23 St. Thomas Academy USHS-MN 27 11 20 31 1.148 0.1453 0.1453 0.2789 0.2789
2024-25 Minnesota Wilderness NAHL 47 2 3 5 0.106 0.0391 0.0411 0.1123 0.1181
2025-26 — NAHL 58 3 20 23 0.397 0.1457 0.1460 0.4186 0.4195
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

35%
NCAA D1
12%
NCAA D2/D3
25%
Age-Out / Club
25%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#10169
Defenseman overall
#2016
Defenseman born in 2006

D1 Comparables

James Roll
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.22 PPG
→ Lake Superior State (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Dan Molenaar
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Minnesota Duluth (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Tucker Poolman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.44 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.45 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Christian Neumann
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ UConn (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Christopher Dienes
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.15 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Average D
NCAAe PPG

Army Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Owen Nolan
NE-Prep 2018-19
0.12
actual FR PPG at Army
Nash Worden
USHL 2014-15
0.17
actual FR PPG at Army
Anthony Firriolo
NAHL 2017-18
0.40
actual FR PPG at Army
Brad Zona
NE-Prep 2018-19
0.00
actual FR PPG at Army

D2/3 Comparables

Cole Workman
Finlandia · 2010-11
0.286 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Gianni Vitali
Trine · 2016-17
0.522 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Paul Boutoussov
Salve Regina · 2015-16
0.724 Strong
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.