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Aaron Pionk Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2003-01-16 Country: USA
2023 · 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 0.1528 0.1528 0.2932 0.2932
2020-21 — NAHL 10 1 2 3 0.300 0.1102 0.1102 0.3167 0.3167
2021-22 — NAHL 51 9 19 28 0.549 0.2017 0.2074 0.5795 0.5960
2022-23 — USHL 60 12 24 36 0.600 0.3539 0.3311 1.8020 1.6860
■ 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 Duluth D1 NCHC — 36 3 23 26 0.722
2023-24 Minnesota Duluth D1 NCHC — 37 3 17 20 0.540
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.27
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.54
2023-24 · Minnesota Duluth
+103.3% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

85%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
5%
Age-Out / Club
10%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#4067
Defenseman overall
#1010
Defenseman born in 2003

D1 Comparables

Barrett Kaib
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.57 PPG
→ Providence (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Van Voorhis
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.47 PPG
→ Denver (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Victor Newell
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.52 PPG
→ Harvard (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Taylor Fleming
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.48 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 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

Michael Leone
Utica · 2007-08
1.462 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Mario Paganini
Franklin Pierce · 2023-24
0.552 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Logan Fredericks
Wisconsin-Stevens Point · 2015-16
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.