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Position: Forward DOB: 2004-11-22 Country: South Korea
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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
2021-22 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 61 11 13 24 0.393 0.2418 0.2612 1.1590 1.2519
2022-23 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 57 15 10 25 0.439 0.2696 0.2772 1.2922 1.3286
2023-24 Madison Capitols USHL 57 17 36 53 0.930 0.5715 0.5592 2.7394 2.6805
■ 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 Ohio State D1 BigTen SO 33 4 9 13 0.394
2024-25 Ohio State D1 BigTen — 34 4 9 13 0.382
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.38
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.38
2024-25 · Ohio State
0.1% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

92%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
8%
Age-Out / Club
0%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#8790
Forward overall
#347
Forward born in 2004
#774
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Alex Iafallo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.86 PPG
→ Minnesota Duluth (0.61 D1 FR PPG)
0.52 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Trevor Olson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.79 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.16 D1 FR PPG)
0.48 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Zeb Knutson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.82 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.50 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Joe Gambardella
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.75 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.24 D1 FR PPG)
0.45 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Robbie Baillargeon
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.75 PPG
→ Boston University (0.77 D1 FR PPG)
0.45 Strong
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Ryan Reifler
Elmira · 2017-18
1.067 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Lucas Signoretti
Buffalo State · 2023-24
1.120 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Zach Dill
Salem State · 2021-22
1.111 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.