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Ryan Kusler Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2003-05-19 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
2021-22 Odessa Jackalopes NAHL 60 6 14 20 0.333 0.1225 0.1280 0.3518 0.3677
2022-23 Omaha Lancers USHL 56 5 12 17 0.304 0.1791 0.1706 0.9118 0.8685
2023-24 Omaha Lancers USHL 60 6 18 24 0.400 0.2360 0.2131 1.2014 1.0846
■ 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 Western Michigan D1 NCHC SO 11 0 5 5 0.455
2024-25 Western Michigan D1 NCHC — 0 0 0 0 0.000

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

42%
NCAA D1
15%
NCAA D2/D3
30%
Age-Out / Club
12%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#28165
Forward overall
#1621
Forward born in 2003

D1 Comparables

Eli Lichtenwald
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.36 PPG
→ Union (0.68 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Davey Middleton
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Brown (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Justin Parizek
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.93 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jordan Nelson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.59 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Ali Thomas
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.34 PPG
→ Notre Dame (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Bryan Black
SUNY Potsdam · 2008-09
0.818 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Nikita Kozyrev
Buffalo State · 2018-19
1.231 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Cole Stewart
Southern New Hampshire · 2017-18
0.462 Average
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.