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Kenny Connors Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2003-03-10 Country: USA
2022 NHL Draft Round 4, Pick #103  ·  Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings
Signed Professionally

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
2019-20 — NTDP-U18 2 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2020-21 — USHL 50 3 15 18 0.360 0.2213 0.2213 1.0606 1.0606
2021-22 — USHL 61 25 31 56 0.918 0.5643 0.5614 2.7046 2.6907
■ 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
2024-25 UMass D1 HockeyEast — 40 10 19 29 0.725
2024-25 UMass Lowell D1 HockeyEast JR 40 10 19 29 0.725
2023-24 UMass D1 HockeyEast — 37 7 15 22 0.595
2023-24 UMass Lowell D1 HockeyEast SO 37 7 15 22 0.595
2022-23 UMass D1 HockeyEast — 32 9 17 26 0.812
2022-23 UMass Lowell D1 HockeyEast FR 32 9 17 26 0.812
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.52
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.81
2022-23 · UMass
+55.5% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

98%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

D1 Comparables

Frank Vatrano
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.80 PPG
→ UMass
0.57 No data
NCAAe PPG
C.J. Suess
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.95 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.76 D1 FR PPG)
0.58 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Nathan Walker
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.93 PPG
→ Marian (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.56 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Austin Ortega
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.91 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.54 D1 FR PPG)
0.56 Average
NCAAe PPG
Sheldon Dries
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.91 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.56 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Ryan Reifler
Elmira · 2017-18
1.067 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Lucas Signoretti
Buffalo State · 2023-24
1.120 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Geordan Buffoline
New England · 2017-18
1.667 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.