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Cael Knutson Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2005-05-20 Country: USA
St. Scholastica
MIAC D3

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 Bemidji USHS-MN 26 3 5 8 0.308 0.0390 0.0390 0.0747 0.0747
2022-23 Bemidji USHS-MN 25 7 6 13 0.520 0.0658 0.0658 0.1263 0.1263
2023-24 Rochester Grizzlies NA3HL 34 2 6 8 0.235 0.0295 0.0305 0.0743 0.0769
2024-25 Chippewa Steel NAHL 27 0 1 1 0.037 0.0136 0.0135 0.0391 0.0389
2025-26 New Hampshire Mountain Kings NAHL 54 6 4 10 0.185 0.0680 0.0644 0.1955 0.1851
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

15%
NCAA D1
18%
NCAA D2/D3
55%
Age-Out / Club
10%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#25954
Defenseman overall
#4063
Defenseman born in 2005

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

St. Scholastica Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Ryan Cooper
0.26
actual FR PPG at St. Scholastica
Sam Fuss
0.64
actual FR PPG at St. Scholastica
Tyler Hinterser
0.41
actual FR PPG at St. Scholastica
Dustin Cordeiro
0.11
actual FR PPG at St. Scholastica

D2/3 Comparables

Chris Rampone
St. Norbert · 2003-04
0.000 No data
actual D2/3 PPG
Ben Vikich
St. Thomas · 2014-15
0.280 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Peter Falivena
Bryn Athyn · 2018-19
0.368 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.