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Chris Able Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2004-11-04 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 Chicago Steel USHL 33 2 1 3 0.091 0.0559 0.0602 0.2678 0.2886
2022-23 Chicago Steel USHL 62 2 18 20 0.323 0.1983 0.2034 0.9504 0.9748
2023-24 Chicago Steel USHL 45 6 14 20 0.444 0.2732 0.2667 1.3093 1.2779
■ 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 Ohio State D1 BigTen SO 33 0 6 6 0.182
2024-25 Ohio State D1 BigTen — 32 0 9 9 0.281
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.23
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.28
2024-25 · Ohio State
+23.4% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

78%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
12%
Age-Out / Club
8%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#6654
Defenseman overall
#1640
Defenseman born in 2004
#2710
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Nelson Armstrong
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.52 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Ryan Murray
WHL · 2012-13 · 0.74 PPG
→ Hamline (0.28 D1 FR PPG)
0.35 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Dakota Mermis
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.41 PPG
→ Denver (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Tommy Davis
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.34 PPG
→ Princeton (0.29 D1 FR PPG)
0.20 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Eric Schurhamer
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Maine (0.37 D1 FR PPG)
0.15 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Sam Ruffin
Adrian · 2017-18
1.276 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Coby Downs
Norwich · 2015-16
1.000 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Kent Bostrom
Bethel · 2003-04
1.222 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.