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Matthew Wood Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2005-02-06 Country: Canada
2023 NHL Draft Round 1, Pick #15  ·  Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
⚠️ Aging Out 2025-26: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2025 — final eligible junior season.
Signed Professionally

Set Commitment

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
2020-21 — BCHL 18 5 8 13 0.722 0.2690 0.2690 1.0523 1.0523
2021-22 — BCHL 46 45 40 85 1.848 0.6883 0.7639 2.6924 2.9881
■ 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
2024-25 Minnesota D1 BigTen — 39 17 22 39 1.000
2023-24 UConn D1 HockeyEast — 35 16 12 28 0.800
2022-23 UConn D1 HockeyEast — 35 11 23 34 0.971
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.76
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.97
2022-23 · UConn
+27.8% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

⭐ Elite profile — high probability of D1 placement; comparable to top-end prospects
60%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
40%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

D1 Comparables

Austin Poganski
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.00 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.37 D1 FR PPG)
0.67 Average
NCAAe PPG
Seamus Malone
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 1.00 PPG
→ Wisconsin (0.74 D1 FR PPG)
0.80 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Trevor Stone
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.00 PPG
→ Air Force (0.46 D1 FR PPG)
0.68 Average
NCAAe PPG
Jack Eichel
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.90 PPG
→ Boston University (1.77 D1 FR PPG)
0.73 Elite
NCAAe PPG
J.T. Compher
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.14 PPG
→ Michigan (0.89 D1 FR PPG)
0.73 Elite
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Brandon Osmundson
Utica · 2016-17
1.448 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Ellis
SUNY Oswego · 2002-03
1.704 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Gus Katsuras
Hamilton · 2001-02
1.400 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.