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Hank Cleaves Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2003-12-25 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
2021-22 Brunswick NE-Prep 28 14 20 34 1.214 0.3426 0.3426 0.5557 0.5557
2022-23 Vernon Vipers BCHL 53 13 25 38 0.717 0.2671 0.2684 1.0447 1.0498
2023-24 Vernon Vipers BCHL 41 15 36 51 1.244 0.4634 0.4444 1.8125 1.7382
■ 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 Dartmouth D1 ECAC SO 35 18 22 40 1.143
2024-25 Dartmouth D1 ECAC — 32 5 16 21 0.656
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.32
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.66
2024-25 · Dartmouth
+105.0% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

32%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
42%
Age-Out / Club
25%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#10190
Forward overall
#452
Forward born in 2003

D1 Comparables

Gerald Mayhew
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.75 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.56 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Joseph-Matthew Manno
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.63 PPG
→ Northeastern (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.36 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Chad McDonald
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.79 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.48 D1 FR PPG)
0.46 Average
NCAAe PPG
Michael Vecchione
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.95 PPG
→ Union (0.89 D1 FR PPG)
0.55 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Sean Gaffney
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.14 PPG
→ UConn (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Brian Berger
Marian · 2010-11
1.038 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Connor Powell
Elmira · 2015-16
1.080 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Jason Yuel
Curry · 2005-06
1.769 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.