Shai Buium Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2003-03-26 Country: USA

2021 NHL Draft Round 2, Pick #36 ·

Detroit Red Wings

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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
2019-20	—	USHL	3	0	1	1	0.333	0.2049	0.2049	0.9820	0.9820
2020-21	—	USHL	50	4	22	26	0.520	0.3196	0.3196	1.5320	1.5320

■ 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
2023-24	Denver	D1	NCHC	JR	43	7	29	36	0.837
2022-23	Denver	D1	NCHC	SO	38	4	17	21	0.553
2021-22	Denver	D1	NCHC	FR	39	3	15	18	0.462

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.