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Max Strand Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2003-09-03 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 28 23 27 50 1.786 0.4807 0.4807 0.4337 0.4337
2020-21 St. Cloud Norsemen NAHL 8 3 2 5 0.625 0.2476 0.2476 0.6562 0.6562
2021-22 St. Cloud Norsemen NAHL 16 5 9 14 0.875 0.3467 0.3675 0.9187 0.9737
2022-23 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 60 8 12 20 0.333 0.2049 0.1982 0.9820 0.9497
2023-24 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 62 15 36 51 0.823 0.5057 0.4640 2.4235 2.2234
■ 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 Vermont D1 HockeyEast SO 30 6 1 7 0.233
2024-25 Vermont D1 HockeyEast — 33 8 14 22 0.667
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.31
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.67
2024-25 · Vermont
+117.7% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

70%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
28%
Age-Out / Club
0%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#10171
Forward overall
#450
Forward born in 2003

D1 Comparables

Jared VanWormer
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.27 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.48 Developing
NCAAe PPG
A.J. Reid
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.18 PPG
→ Air Force (0.26 D1 FR PPG)
0.45 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Tim Bonner
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.89 PPG
→ Yale
0.50 No data
NCAAe PPG
Sean Gaffney
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.14 PPG
→ UConn (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jonathan Davis
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.03 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.06 D1 FR PPG)
0.39 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Cole Hepler
Lebanon Valley · 2015-16
1.280 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Jon Whitelaw
SUNY Oswego · 2008-09
1.357 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Lucas Signoretti
Buffalo State · 2024-25
1.120 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.