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Daimon Gardner Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2004-01-18 Country: Canada
2022 NHL Draft Round 4, Pick #112  ·  Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
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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
2020-21 — USHL 25 1 3 4 0.160 0.0984 0.0984 0.4714 0.4714
2021-22 — USHL 14 3 1 4 0.286 0.1756 0.1822 0.8417 0.8736
2022-23 — USHL 46 12 30 42 0.913 0.5612 0.5533 2.6899 2.6520
■ 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
2025-26 St. Cloud State D1 NCHC JR 26 2 2 4 0.154
2024-25 St. Cloud State D1 NCHC — 32 5 9 14 0.438
2023-24 Clarkson D1 ECAC — 29 1 5 6 0.207
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.35
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.21
2023-24 · Clarkson
-40.3% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

100%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
0%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#5966
Forward overall
#195
Forward born in 2004
#398
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Nathan Walker
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.93 PPG
→ Marian (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.56 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Alex Iafallo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.86 PPG
→ Minnesota Duluth (0.61 D1 FR PPG)
0.52 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Zeb Knutson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.82 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.50 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Frank Vatrano
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.80 PPG
→ UMass
0.57 No data
NCAAe PPG
Dave Gust
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.77 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.38 D1 FR PPG)
0.46 Average
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
Zach Dill
Salem State · 2021-22
1.111 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.