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Zach Nicolas Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2004-02-10 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
2021-22 Northern Cyclones USPHL-Premier 35 10 14 24 0.686 0.2260 0.2420 0.2333 0.2498
2022-23 Winkler Flyers MJHL 57 22 24 46 0.807 0.2194 0.2235 0.5086 0.5182
2023-24 Winkler Flyers MJHL 52 21 23 44 0.846 0.2301 0.2224 0.5333 0.5154
■ 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 Stonehill D1 AHA SO 20 1 3 4 0.200
2024-25 Stonehill D1 AHA — 20 3 5 8 0.400
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.19
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.40
2024-25 · Stonehill
+109.6% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

20%
NCAA D1
12%
NCAA D2/D3
38%
Age-Out / Club
30%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#24394
Forward overall
#1355
Forward born in 2004

D1 Comparables

Alexander Dahl
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.38 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.22 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Tayler Munson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.31 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.35 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Average
NCAAe PPG
Cullen Hurley
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.38 PPG
→ Wisconsin
0.22 No data
NCAAe PPG
Ryan Siiro
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.52 PPG
→ Princeton (0.38 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Average
NCAAe PPG
Max Birkinbine
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.46 PPG
→ Air Force (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Matt McPherson
Concordia · 2018-19
0.000 No data
actual D2/3 PPG
Logan Geisness
Concordia (WI) · 2018-19
0.000 No data
actual D2/3 PPG
Ben Luedtke
Concordia · 2021-22
0.440 Average
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.