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Brennan Ali Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2004-02-09 Country: USA
2022 NHL Draft Round 7, Pick #212  ·  Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
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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 — NTDP-U18 11 1 2 3 0.273 0.2115 0.2115 1.0150 1.0150
2021-22 — USHL 9 0 2 2 0.222 0.1366 0.1422 0.6546 0.6814
2022-23 — USHL 57 13 30 43 0.754 0.4637 0.4586 2.2226 2.1979
■ 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 Notre Dame D1 BigTen JR 35 8 7 15 0.429
2024-25 Notre Dame D1 BigTen SO 38 7 12 19 0.500
2023-24 Notre Dame D1 BigTen FR 36 3 10 13 0.361
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.28
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.36
2023-24 · Notre Dame
+27.1% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

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

NCAAe Rankings

#11325
Forward overall
#486
Forward born in 2004

D1 Comparables

Dave Gust
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.77 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.38 D1 FR PPG)
0.46 Average
NCAAe PPG
Adam Gilmour
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.73 PPG
→ Boston College (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.44 Average
NCAAe PPG
Jared Thomas
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.69 PPG
→ Minnesota Duluth (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.42 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Ryan Papa
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.72 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.59 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Cam Darcy
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.69 PPG
→ Northeastern (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.42 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Lucas Signoretti
Buffalo State · 2022-23
1.120 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Brandon Osmundson
Utica · 2017-18
1.448 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Tyler Barrow
Wilkes · 2016-17
1.385 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.