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Ethan Whitcomb Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2004-05-13 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
2021-22 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 44 8 8 16 0.364 0.2145 0.2260 1.0712 1.1288
2022-23 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 53 24 26 50 0.943 0.5565 0.5575 2.7794 2.7843
2023-24 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 60 18 44 62 1.033 0.6095 0.5803 3.0443 2.8985
■ 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 UConn D1 HockeyEast SO 38 7 10 17 0.447
2024-25 UConn D1 HockeyEast — 39 6 5 11 0.282
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.53
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.28
2024-25 · UConn
-46.9% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

95%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#5000
Forward overall
#134
Forward born in 2004
#264
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Luc Gerdes
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.00 PPG
→ Colorado College (0.25 D1 FR PPG)
0.56 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Sam Anas
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.98 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (1.07 D1 FR PPG)
0.55 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Dominik Shine
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.90 PPG
→ Northern Michigan (0.45 D1 FR PPG)
0.50 Average
NCAAe PPG
Tyler Biggs
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.88 PPG
→ Miami (0.46 D1 FR PPG)
0.48 Average
NCAAe PPG
J.T. Stenglein
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.04 PPG
→ Michigan (0.07 D1 FR PPG)
0.59 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Ryan Ellis
SUNY Oswego · 2004-05
1.704 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Geordan Buffoline
New England · 2017-18
1.667 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Joona Juntunen
Saint Mary's (MN) · 2023-24
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.