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Cade DeStefani Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2001-06-21 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
2017-18 Northern Cyclones NCDC 2 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2018-19 — NCDC 46 9 13 22 0.478 0.2667 0.2912 0.3868 0.4224
2019-20 Northeast Generals NAHL 12 1 1 2 0.167 0.0660 0.0660 0.1750 0.1750
2020-21 Janesville Jets NAHL 44 23 22 45 1.023 0.4052 0.4052 1.0737 1.0737
2021-22 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 33 3 9 12 0.364 0.2235 0.2032 1.0712 0.9738
■ 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 Salve Regina D3 CNE SR 25 14 18 32 1.280
2024-25 Salve Regina D3 CNE — 24 7 10 17 0.708
2022-23 Lindenwood D1 CCHA — 26 7 8 15 0.577
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.20
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.58
2022-23 · Lindenwood
+182.7% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

48%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
48%
Age-Out / Club
0%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#11691
Forward overall
#514
Forward born in 2001

D1 Comparables

Eli Lichtenwald
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.36 PPG
→ Union (0.68 D1 FR PPG)
0.20 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Davey Middleton
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Brown (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.28 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Woody Hudson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.24 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jordan Nelson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.59 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Ali Thomas
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.34 PPG
→ Notre Dame (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Cole Gibson
Milwaukee School of Engineering · 2010-11
1.038 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Jason Murfitt
Manhattanville · 2003-04
0.875 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Connor Treacy
SUNY Potsdam · 2005-06
0.960 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.