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Michael Emerson Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2003-12-26 Country: USA
2023 · Round 6, Pick #190  ·  Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes
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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 6 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2021-22 — USHL 36 4 3 7 0.194 0.1147 0.1187 0.5839 0.6042
2022-23 — USHL 60 30 34 64 1.067 0.6292 0.6183 3.2037 3.1484
2023-24 Chicago Steel USHL 27 9 11 20 0.741 0.4369 0.4077 2.2246 2.0757
■ 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 Merrimack D1 HockeyEast JR 37 4 5 9 0.243
2024-25 Merrimack D1 HockeyEast — 32 6 6 12 0.375
2023-24 North Dakota D1 NCHC — 6 0 0 0 0.000

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

70%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
18%
Age-Out / Club
8%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#7530
Forward overall
#287
Forward born in 2003
#558
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Gerald Mayhew
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.75 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.56 D1 FR PPG)
0.41 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Joseph-Matthew Manno
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.63 PPG
→ Northeastern (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.34 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Chad McDonald
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.79 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.48 D1 FR PPG)
0.44 Average
NCAAe PPG
Tyler Deresky
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.79 PPG
→ Bentley (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.28 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Ryan Siiro
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.52 PPG
→ Princeton (0.38 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Average
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Justin Fox
Salem State · 2006-07
1.429 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Tyler Barrow
Wilkes · 2017-18
1.385 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Patrick Stillar
SUNY Morrisville · 2010-11
1.154 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.