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Michael Craig Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2002-08-26 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
2019-20 Buffalo Jr. Sabres OJHL 51 4 15 19 0.372 0.0913 0.0913 0.2565 0.2565
2020-21 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 20 3 6 9 0.450 0.1734 0.1734 0.6549 0.6549
2021-22 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 36 3 22 25 0.694 0.2676 0.2642 1.0106 0.9978
2022-23 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 54 10 38 48 0.889 0.3425 0.3214 1.2936 1.2138
■ 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 Robert Morris D1 AHA JR 26 3 10 13 0.500
2024-25 Robert Morris D1 AHA SR 35 5 19 24 0.686
2023-24 Robert Morris D1 AHA JR 39 0 10 10 0.256
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.28
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.26
2023-24 · Robert Morris
-9.0% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

52%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
30%
Age-Out / Club
15%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#3913
Defenseman overall
#1017
Defenseman born in 2002

D1 Comparables

Benjamin Gallacher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.24 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Paul LaDue
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.79 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.51 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Nolan Valleau
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.41 PPG
→ Bowling Green
0.22 No data
NCAAe PPG
Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Kirk
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.32 PPG
→ Dartmouth
0.17 No data
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Dante Spagnuolo
Adrian · 2018-19
1.000 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Michel Bond
SUNY Geneseo · 2001-02
1.083 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Ty Broad
Trinity · 2023-24
0.870 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.