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Joseph Benik Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1992-01-26 Country: USA
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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
2010-11 Penticton Vees BCHL 60 30 26 56 0.933 0.3477 0.3514 1.3599 1.3743
2011-12 Penticton Vees BCHL 60 30 66 96 1.600 0.5960 0.5695 2.3314 2.2279
■ 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
2015-16 St. Cloud State D1 NCHC SR 41 23 25 48 1.171
2014-15 St. Cloud State D1 NCHC JR 40 16 23 39 0.975
2013-14 St. Cloud State D1 NCHC SO 32 12 15 27 0.844
2012-13 St. Cloud State D1 WCHA-orig FR 24 8 4 12 0.500
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.41
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.50
2012-13 · St. Cloud State
+21.1% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#5638
Forward overall
#279
Forward born in 1992
#57
in BCHL

D1 Comparables

Michael Vecchione
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.95 PPG
→ Union (0.89 D1 FR PPG)
0.55 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Chad McDonald
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.79 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.48 D1 FR PPG)
0.46 Average
NCAAe PPG
Gerald Mayhew
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.75 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.56 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Dominik Shine
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.90 PPG
→ Northern Michigan (0.45 D1 FR PPG)
0.52 Average
NCAAe PPG
Phil Marinaccio
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.77 PPG
→ Bemidji State (0.31 D1 FR PPG)
0.45 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Cole Hepler
Lebanon Valley · 2015-16
1.280 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Brandon Osmundson
Utica · 2017-18
1.448 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Jon Whitelaw
SUNY Oswego · 2008-09
1.357 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.