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Maxim Strbak Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2005-04-13 Country: Slovakia
2023 NHL Draft Round 2, Pick #45  ·  Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
⚠️ Aging Out 2025-26: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2025 — final eligible junior season.
Signed Professionally

Set Commitment

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 — SM-Liiga-Jr 39 1 7 8 0.205 0.1110 0.1248 0.3046 0.3424
2022-23 — USHL 46 5 13 18 0.391 0.2405 0.2520 1.1528 1.2077
■ 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 Michigan D1 BigTen — 37 3 15 18 0.486
2024-25 Michigan D1 BigTen SO 33 3 16 19 0.576
2023-24 Michigan D1 BigTen FR 32 2 7 9 0.281
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.19
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.28
2023-24 · Michigan
+48.1% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

82%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
10%
Age-Out / Club
8%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

D1 Comparables

Luke Voltin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ Northern Michigan (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.28 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Connor Clifton
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.35 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.25 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Murphy
QMJHL · 2012-13 · 0.48 PPG
→ Northland (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Jimmy Schuldt
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.63 D1 FR PPG)
0.21 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Michael Downing
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.44 PPG
→ Michigan (0.35 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

John Barrett
Wilkes · 2016-17
0.000 No data
actual D2/3 PPG
Luke Moodie
SUNY Oswego · 2005-06
0.926 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Dustin Norman
Wisconsin-River Falls · 2002-03
0.850 Strong
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.