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Ben Short Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2008-05-14 Country: USA
Merrimack
HockeyEast 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
2022-23 Winchendon NE-Prep 31 0 3 3 0.097 0.0192 0.0192 0.0441 0.0441
2025-26 Brooks Bandits BCHL 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

2%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
20%
Age-Out / Club
75%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#62210
Forward overall
#1532
Forward born in 2008

D1 Comparables

Ryan Fitzgerald
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.12 PPG
→ Boston College (0.72 D1 FR PPG)
0.09 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Cédric Lacroix
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.13 PPG
→ Maine (0.28 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Ian Mansfield
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ Army (0.23 D1 FR PPG)
0.14 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Bo Pieper
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.19 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.34 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Bryan Basilico
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.07 PPG
→ Lake Superior State (0.27 D1 FR PPG)
0.04 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Merrimack Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Liam Walsh
NE-Prep 2018-19
0.33
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Conor Lovett
NE-Prep 2018-19
0.33
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
David Sacco
NE-Prep 2019-20
0.11
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Brady Hunter
BCHL 2020-21
0.18
actual FR PPG at Merrimack

D2/3 Comparables

Noah Tano
Wentworth · 2023-24
0.000 No data
actual D2/3 PPG
Jake Mecrones
Rivier · 2018-19
0.091 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Gabe Potyk
Saint Mary's (MN) · 2018-19
0.391 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.