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Frank Nazar Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2004-01-14 Country: USA
2022 NHL Draft Round 1, Pick #13  ·  Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks
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
2020-21 — NTDP-U18 47 30 28 58 1.234 0.9568 0.9568 4.5928 4.5928
2021-22 — NTDP-U18 56 28 42 70 1.250 0.9692 0.9335 4.6524 4.4809
■ 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 Michigan D1 BigTen — 41 17 24 41 1.000
2022-23 Michigan D1 BigTen — 13 2 5 7 0.538
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.93
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.54
2022-23 · Michigan
-42.0% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

⭐ Elite profile — high probability of D1 placement; comparable to top-end prospects
82%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Age-Out / Club
15%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

D1 Comparables

Taylor Cammarata
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.58 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.69 D1 FR PPG)
1.02 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Vinnie Hinostroza
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.30 PPG
→ Notre Dame (0.94 D1 FR PPG)
0.80 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Zach Stepan
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.39 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.60 D1 FR PPG)
0.84 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Justin Kloos
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.61 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.78 D1 FR PPG)
0.97 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Seamus Malone
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 1.00 PPG
→ Wisconsin (0.74 D1 FR PPG)
0.80 Strong
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Arkhip Ledenkov
St. Scholastica · 2018-19
1.636 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Neil Trimm
Neumann · 2003-04
1.800 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Filimon Ledenkov
St. Scholastica · 2018-19
1.636 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.