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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 0.0195 0.0195 0.0443 0.0443
2025-26 Brooks Bandits BCHL 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2026-27 New Hampshire Mountain Kings NAHL 7 5 6 11 1.571 0.5773 0.6139 1.6608 1.7660
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

22%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Age-Out / Club
75%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#62789
Forward overall
#1672
Forward born in 2008

D1 Comparables

USHL · 2012-13 · 0.91 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.53 Developing
NCAAe PPG
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.20 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.70 D1 FR PPG)
0.71 Strong
NCAAe PPG
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.11 PPG
→ UMass (0.92 D1 FR PPG)
0.65 Elite
NCAAe PPG
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.91 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.54 D1 FR PPG)
0.53 Average
NCAAe PPG
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.07 PPG
→ Michigan (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.64 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Merrimack Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

QMJHL 2024-25
0.00
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
NCDC 2022-23
0.49
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
SHL-J20 2016-17
0.00
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
AJHL 2015-16
0.08
actual FR PPG at Merrimack

D2/3 Comparables

Lake Forest · 2021-22
0.963 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
SUNY Oswego · 2007-08
0.893 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Curry · 2005-06
1.769 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.