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Position: Forward DOB: 2001-04-20 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
2019-20 Minnesota Magicians NAHL 53 11 21 32 0.604 0.2392 0.2392 0.6339 0.6339
2020-21 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 5 1 0 1 0.200 0.1229 0.1229 0.5892 0.5892
2021-22 Minnesota Magicians NAHL 59 23 30 53 0.898 0.3559 0.3350 0.9431 0.8878
■ 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 Army D1 AHA SR 24 0 1 1 0.042
2024-25 Army D1 AHA JR 5 0 0 0 0.000
2023-24 Army D1 AHA SO 28 1 2 3 0.107
2022-23 Army D1 AHA FR 33 5 3 8 0.242
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.29
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.24
2022-23 · Army
-15.5% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

30%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
68%
Age-Out / Club
0%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#20361
Forward overall
#958
Forward born in 2001
#1362
in NAHL

D1 Comparables

Jordan Nelson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.59 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Carlos Amestoy
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.75 PPG
→ Maine
0.39 No data
NCAAe PPG
Davey Middleton
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Brown (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.28 Developing
NCAAe PPG
David Goodwin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.67 PPG
→ Penn State (0.53 D1 FR PPG)
0.37 Average
NCAAe PPG
Todd Skirving
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.80 PPG
→ RIT (0.65 D1 FR PPG)
0.44 Strong
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Dennis Sicard
Buffalo State · 2005-06
0.643 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Harrison Niemann
Wisconsin-Stevens Point · 2007-08
0.750 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Jackson Leef
Westfield State · 2012-13
0.926 Strong
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.