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Position: Defense DOB: 2005-07-07 Country: Canada
Niagara
AHA D1

Set Commitment

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
2023-24 Winkler Flyers MJHL 53 3 18 21 0.396 0.0763 0.0791 0.2498 0.2590
2024-25 Spruce Grove Saints BCHL 46 9 17 26 0.565 0.2178 0.2146 0.8225 0.8105
2025-26 Spruce Grove Saints BCHL 52 3 35 38 0.731 0.2816 0.2671 1.0635 1.0088
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

42%
NCAA D1
8%
NCAA D2/D3
22%
Age-Out / Club
28%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#6032
Defenseman overall
#1485
Defenseman born in 2005

D1 Comparables

Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Benjamin Gallacher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.24 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Carlson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Marc-Antoine Carrier
QMJHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Brown (0.04 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Nolan Valleau
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.41 PPG
→ Bowling Green
0.22 No data
NCAAe PPG

Niagara Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

David Posma
USHL 2023-24
0.14
actual FR PPG at Niagara
Ethan Lund
USHS-MN 2020-21
0.00
actual FR PPG at Niagara
Josef Mysak
NAHL 2019-20
0.29
actual FR PPG at Niagara
Noah Carlin
USHL 2020-21
0.00
actual FR PPG at Niagara

D2/3 Comparables

Tommy Besinger
Endicott · 2014-15
1.143 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Dylan Hutton
Concordia · 2012-13
0.867 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Josh Cousineau
Adrian · 2009-10
0.773 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.