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Max Plante Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2006-02-20 Country: USA
2024 NHL Draft Round 2, Pick #47  ·  Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
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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
2021-22 Hermantown USHS-MN 31 18 54 72 2.323 0.6252 0.6252 0.5642 0.5642
2022-23 — NTDP-U18 54 11 35 46 0.852 0.6606 0.6709 3.1707 3.2201
2023-24 — NTDP-U18 51 15 46 61 1.196 0.9275 0.8943 4.4518 4.2927
■ 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 SO 40 25 27 52 1.300
2024-25 Minnesota D1 BigTen — 23 9 19 28 1.217
2024-25 Minnesota Duluth D1 NCHC — 23 9 19 28 1.217
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.80
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
1.22
2024-25 · Minnesota
+52.0% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

⭐ Elite profile — high probability of D1 placement; comparable to top-end prospects
80%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Age-Out / Club
18%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#2788
Forward overall
#19
Forward born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Taylor Cammarata
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.58 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.69 D1 FR PPG)
1.02 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Jake Guentzel
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.22 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.92 D1 FR PPG)
0.76 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Vinnie Hinostroza
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.30 PPG
→ Notre Dame (0.94 D1 FR PPG)
0.80 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Zach Stepan
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.39 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.60 D1 FR PPG)
0.84 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Seamus Malone
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 1.00 PPG
→ Wisconsin (0.74 D1 FR PPG)
0.80 Strong
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Arkhip Ledenkov
St. Scholastica · 2018-19
1.636 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Neil Trimm
Neumann · 2003-04
1.800 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Filimon Ledenkov
St. Scholastica · 2018-19
1.636 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.