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Aaron Pionk Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2003-01-16 Country: USA
2023 NHL Draft Round 5, Pick #149  ·  Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
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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 Hermantown USHS-MN 29 12 23 35 1.207 0.3249 0.3249 0.2932 0.2932
2020-21 — NAHL 10 1 2 3 0.300 0.1189 0.1189 0.3150 0.3150
2021-22 — NAHL 51 9 19 28 0.549 0.2175 0.2237 0.5764 0.5928
2022-23 — USHL 60 12 24 36 0.600 0.3688 0.3451 1.7677 1.6539
■ 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 Minnesota Duluth D1 NCHC JR 40 1 9 10 0.250
2024-25 Minnesota D1 BigTen JR 36 3 23 26 0.722
2024-25 Minnesota Duluth D1 NCHC — 36 3 23 26 0.722
2023-24 Minnesota D1 BigTen SO 37 3 17 20 0.540
2023-24 Minnesota Duluth D1 NCHC — 37 3 17 20 0.540
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.28
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.54
2023-24 · Minnesota
+93.1% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

80%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
10%
Age-Out / Club
10%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#3927
Defenseman overall
#999
Defenseman born in 2003

D1 Comparables

Barrett Kaib
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.57 PPG
→ Providence (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.33 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Van Voorhis
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.47 PPG
→ Denver (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Victor Newell
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.52 PPG
→ Harvard (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Taylor Fleming
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.48 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Connor Murphy
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ Cornell (0.20 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Average D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Rusty Masters
Elmira · 2005-06
0.962 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Jordan Reed
Curry · 2009-10
0.885 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Eric Selleck
SUNY Oswego · 2007-08
1.000 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.