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Position: Defense DOB: 1986-01-08 Country: USA
2006 · Round 6, Pick #188  ·  Phoenix Coyotes
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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
2002-03 Cowichan Valley Capitals BCHL 58 1 9 10 0.172 0.0664 0.0731 0.2509 0.2761
2003-04 Cowichan Valley Capitals BCHL 55 3 16 19 0.345 0.1331 0.1405 0.5028 0.5309
2004-05 Cowichan Valley Capitals BCHL 55 6 30 36 0.654 0.2522 0.2545 0.9525 0.9613
■ 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
2008-09 Western Michigan D1 NCHC SR 38 2 10 12 0.316
2007-08 Western Michigan D1 NCHC JR 37 2 4 6 0.162
2006-07 Western Michigan D1 NCHC SO 36 2 10 12 0.333
2005-06 Western Michigan D1 NCHC FR 38 2 2 4 0.105
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.20
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.11
2005-06 · Western Michigan
-46.6% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#9284
Defenseman overall
#1113
Defenseman born in 1986
#1917
in BCHL

D1 Comparables

Dakota Mermis
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.41 PPG
→ Denver (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Nolan Gluchowski
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.40 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.55 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Nelson Armstrong
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.52 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Vince Pedrie
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.32 PPG
→ Penn State (0.69 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Eric Sweetman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.39 D1 FR PPG)
0.17 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Brian Sanzone
Colby · 2016-17
0.385 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Jonah Alexander
Hobart · 2018-19
0.840 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Michael Leone
Utica · 2006-07
1.462 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.