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Chris Hedden Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2002-09-20 Country: USA
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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
2019-20 Shreveport Mudbugs NAHL 2 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2020-21 Shreveport Mudbugs NAHL 51 4 25 29 0.569 0.2253 0.2253 0.5970 0.5970
2021-22 — USHL 50 10 13 23 0.460 0.2828 0.2747 1.3553 1.3166
■ 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 Air Force D1 AHA SR 37 12 22 34 0.919
2024-25 Air Force D1 AHA JR 39 11 15 26 0.667
2023-24 Air Force D1 AHA SO 38 8 29 37 0.974
2022-23 Air Force D1 AHA FR 35 3 8 11 0.314
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.26
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.31
2022-23 · Air Force
+21.2% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

75%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
8%
Age-Out / Club
15%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#4079
Defenseman overall
#1092
Defenseman born in 2002

D1 Comparables

Mike McKee
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.05 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Ryan Murray
WHL · 2012-13 · 0.74 PPG
→ Hamline (0.28 D1 FR PPG)
0.35 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Tommy Davis
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.34 PPG
→ Princeton (0.29 D1 FR PPG)
0.20 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Christian Neumann
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ UConn (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.17 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Nelson Armstrong
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.52 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Average D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Justin Joy
SUNY Plattsburgh · 2001-02
0.966 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Luke Moodie
SUNY Oswego · 2007-08
0.926 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Nicholas Stevens
Wisconsin-Stout · 2021-22
0.826 Strong
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.