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Josh Zinger Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2001-08-05 Country: Canada
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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
2018-19 Lloydminster Bobcats AJHL 1 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2019-20 Fort McMurray Oil Barons AJHL 33 6 7 13 0.394 0.1307 0.1307 0.3651 0.3651
2020-21 Olds Grizzlys AJHL 13 3 4 7 0.538 0.1787 0.1787 0.4991 0.4991
2021-22 — AJHL 61 13 36 49 0.803 0.2665 0.2490 0.7445 0.6955
■ 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 St. Cloud State D1 NCHC SR 36 1 6 7 0.194
2024-25 St. Cloud State D1 NCHC — 33 4 4 8 0.242
2023-24 Northern Michigan D1 CCHA — 34 3 17 20 0.588
2022-23 Northern Michigan D1 CCHA — 38 3 13 16 0.421
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.24
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.42
2022-23 · Northern Michigan
+79.1% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

38%
NCAA D1
10%
NCAA D2/D3
50%
Age-Out / Club
2%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#6811
Defenseman overall
#1495
Defenseman born in 2001
#1073
in AJHL

D1 Comparables

Benjamin Gallacher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Krug
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Union (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Carlson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Nolan Valleau
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.41 PPG
→ Bowling Green
0.23 No data
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Josh Keizer
Milwaukee School of Engineering · 2010-11
1.069 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Luke Radetic
St. Thomas · 2017-18
0.885 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Geric Brodt
Wentworth · 2006-07
0.808 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.