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Dylan James Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2003-10-12 Country: Canada
2022 NHL Draft Round 2, Pick #40  ·  Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
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
2018-19 — AJHL 2 1 1 2 1.000 0.3318 0.3946 0.9268 1.1022
2019-20 — AJHL 51 20 23 43 0.843 0.2797 0.2797 0.7814 0.7814
2020-21 — AJHL 7 2 1 3 0.429 0.1422 0.1422 0.3972 0.3972
2021-22 — USHL 62 28 33 61 0.984 0.6048 0.6196 2.8988 2.9697
■ 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 North Dakota D1 NCHC SR 40 21 11 32 0.800
2024-25 North Dakota D1 NCHC JR 38 14 8 22 0.579
2023-24 North Dakota D1 NCHC SO 40 9 10 19 0.475
2022-23 North Dakota D1 NCHC FR 36 8 8 16 0.444
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.49
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.44
2022-23 · North Dakota
-9.9% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

92%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
8%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

D1 Comparables

Brendan Harms
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.09 PPG
→ Bemidji State (0.55 D1 FR PPG)
0.69 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Luke Johnson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.81 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.50 Average
NCAAe PPG
Austin Cangelosi
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.14 PPG
→ Boston College (0.65 D1 FR PPG)
0.71 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Jake Guentzel
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.22 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.92 D1 FR PPG)
0.76 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Tyler Kelleher
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.88 PPG
→ New Hampshire (0.43 D1 FR PPG)
0.65 Average
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Brandon Osmundson
Utica · 2016-17
1.448 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Ellis
SUNY Oswego · 2002-03
1.704 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Gus Katsuras
Hamilton · 2001-02
1.400 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.