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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 0.4131 0.4457
2024-25 — BCHL 45 11 13 24 0.533 0.2055 0.2139 0.7761 0.8077
2025-26 Blackfalds Bulldogs BCHL 48 14 13 27 0.562 0.2167 0.2175 0.8186 0.8218
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

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

NCAAe Rankings

#28524
Forward overall
#1451
Forward born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Jake Wood
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ RPI (0.24 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Developing
NCAAe PPG
C.J. Reuschlein
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.80 PPG
→ Army (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Max McHugh
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.88 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.61 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Zach Saar
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ Penn State (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Josh Erickson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Niagara Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Spencer Young
OJHL 2022-23
0.35
actual FR PPG at Niagara
Trevor Poeze
CCHL 2018-19
0.00
actual FR PPG at Niagara
Davis Codd
OHL 2022-23
0.25
actual FR PPG at Niagara
Luke Edwards
CCHL 2013-14
0.15
actual FR PPG at Niagara

D2/3 Comparables

Orrin Hergott
St. Norbert · 2001-02
0.839 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Cory Park
Buffalo State · 2006-07
0.760 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Conor Humphrey
SUNY Cortland · 2022-23
0.789 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.