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Nicholas DiPaolo Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2006-08-15 Country: Canada
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
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 Wellington Dukes OJHL 50 11 19 30 0.600 0.1471 0.1587 0.4130 0.4456
2024-25 — BCHL 45 11 13 24 0.533 0.2055 0.2139 0.7756 0.8071
2025-26 Blackfalds Bulldogs BCHL 48 14 13 27 0.562 0.2167 0.2175 0.8181 0.8213
2026-27 Blackfalds Bulldogs BCHL 2 1 1 2 1.000 0.3853 0.3853 1.4544 1.4544
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

30%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
15%
Age-Out / Club
52%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#28929
Forward overall
#1485
Forward born in 2006

D1 Comparables

A.J. Reid
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.18 PPG
→ Air Force (0.26 D1 FR PPG)
0.41 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jonathan Davis
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.03 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.06 D1 FR PPG)
0.36 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jared VanWormer
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.27 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.44 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Emil Romig
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.00 PPG
→ Denver (0.31 D1 FR PPG)
0.35 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Sean Gaffney
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.14 PPG
→ UConn (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.40 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Niagara Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Adam Gionta
NAHL 2025-26
0.00
actual FR PPG at Niagara
Tyson Zimmer
BCHL 2024-25
0.29
actual FR PPG at Niagara
Spencer Young
OJHL 2023-24
0.35
actual FR PPG at Niagara
Tanner Lomsnes
NAHL 2014-15
0.32
actual FR PPG at Niagara

D2/3 Comparables

Richard McCartney
SUNY Plattsburgh · 2016-17
0.923 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Nicholas Weber
Post · 2021-22
1.000 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Luke Panchisin
SUNY Geneseo · 2022-23
1.154 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.