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Taylor Ward Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1998-03-31 Country: USA
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
2014-15 — BCHL 2 1 0 1 0.500 0.1926 0.2165 0.7266 0.8169
2015-16 — BCHL 56 5 4 9 0.161 0.0619 0.0663 0.2335 0.2500
2016-17 — BCHL 58 9 14 23 0.397 0.1528 0.1558 0.5763 0.5876
2017-18 — BCHL 46 21 23 44 0.957 0.3685 0.3580 1.3899 1.3504
■ 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
2021-22 Nebraska Omaha D1 NCHC — 38 19 20 39 1.026
2020-21 Nebraska Omaha D1 NCHC — 26 13 9 22 0.846
2019-20 Nebraska Omaha D1 NCHC — 32 16 11 27 0.844
2018-19 Nebraska Omaha D1 NCHC — 35 9 18 27 0.771
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.24
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.77
2018-19 · Nebraska Omaha
+225.2% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

50%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
50%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

D1 Comparables

Charlie O'Connor
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.64 PPG
→ Bemidji State (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.36 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Ben Foster
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.60 PPG
→ Princeton (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.33 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Cameron Brown
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.59 PPG
→ Maine (0.54 D1 FR PPG)
0.33 Average
NCAAe PPG
Jared Linnell
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.72 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.20 D1 FR PPG)
0.40 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Devin Loe
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.85 PPG
→ Miami (0.71 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Strong
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Aidan Radic
Roger Williams · 2024-25
0.778 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
David Szmyd
SUNY Geneseo · 2015-16
1.074 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Robbie Murden
Hamilton · 2011-12
1.091 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.