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Thor Byfuglien Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2003-07-14 Country: USA
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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
2019-20 Roseau USHS-MN 25 4 19 23 0.920 0.2477 0.2477 0.2235 0.2235
2020-21 St. Cloud Norsemen NAHL 10 1 0 1 0.100 0.0396 0.0396 0.1050 0.1050
2021-22 Chicago Steel USHL 10 0 1 1 0.100 0.0615 0.0622 0.2946 0.2982
2022-23 Chicago Steel USHL 61 4 6 10 0.164 0.1007 0.0967 0.4829 0.4637
2023-24 Chicago Steel USHL 52 6 18 24 0.462 0.2837 0.2583 1.3597 1.2380
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow
College Seasons (Historical)
Season School Div Conference Year GP G A Pts PPG
2025-26 St. Cloud State D1 NCHC SO 32 1 4 5 0.156
2024-25 St. Cloud State D1 NCHC — 24 1 2 3 0.125
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.18
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.12
2024-25 · St. Cloud State
-31.6% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

60%
NCAA D1
12%
NCAA D2/D3
28%
Age-Out / Club
0%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#8382
Defenseman overall
#1930
Defenseman born in 2003

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)
0.25 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
Matt Krug
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Union (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 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

D2/3 Comparables

Chris Berry
Wisconsin-Superior · 2005-06
1.111 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Brett Ouderkirk
Norwich · 2017-18
0.966 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Tyler Seltenreich
New England · 2016-17
1.207 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.