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Position: Defense DOB: 2002-09-21 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 Edina USHS-MN 27 0 18 18 0.667 0.1795 0.1795 0.1619 0.1619
2020-21 Edina USHS-MN 20 3 12 15 0.750 0.2019 0.2019 0.1822 0.1822
2021-22 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 48 3 11 14 0.292 0.1793 0.1742 0.8594 0.8350
2022-23 Youngstown Phantoms USHL 59 2 16 18 0.305 0.1875 0.1724 0.8989 0.8267
■ 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. Thomas D1 CCHA JR 33 6 12 18 0.545
2024-25 Michigan Tech D1 CCHA — 34 0 8 8 0.235
2023-24 Michigan Tech D1 CCHA — 25 1 4 5 0.200
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.16
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.20
2023-24 · Michigan Tech
+22.4% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

55%
NCAA D1
8%
NCAA D2/D3
38%
Age-Out / Club
0%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#7395
Defenseman overall
#1761
Defenseman born in 2002

D1 Comparables

Benjamin Gallacher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Patrick Koudys
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ RPI (0.10 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
Brandon Kirk
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.32 PPG
→ Dartmouth
0.18 No data
NCAAe PPG
William Eiserman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Developing D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Jacob Mooney
SUNY Plattsburgh · 2010-11
0.630 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Brandon Della Paolera
Anna Maria · 2021-22
0.850 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Adam Valadao
Curry · 2013-14
0.727 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.