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Michael Emerson Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2003-12-26 Country: USA
2023 NHL Draft 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 0.1195 0.1236 0.5727 0.5926
2022-23 — USHL 60 30 34 64 1.067 0.6557 0.6444 3.1427 3.0885
2023-24 Chicago Steel USHL 27 9 11 20 0.741 0.4553 0.4248 2.1823 2.0362
■ 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)

72%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
22%
Age-Out / Club
5%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#7123
Forward overall
#264
Forward born in 2003
#559
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Gerald Mayhew
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.75 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.56 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Joseph-Matthew Manno
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.63 PPG
→ Northeastern (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.36 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Chad McDonald
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.79 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.48 D1 FR PPG)
0.46 Average
NCAAe PPG
Ryan Siiro
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.52 PPG
→ Princeton (0.38 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Average
NCAAe PPG
Sean Gaffney
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.14 PPG
→ UConn (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Tyler Barrow
Wilkes · 2017-18
1.385 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Woodward
SUNY Oswego · 2001-02
1.226 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Neil Trimm
Neumann · 2002-03
1.800 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.