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Colin Kessler Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2004-06-07 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
2022-23 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 60 5 10 15 0.250 0.1475 0.1483 0.7509 0.7548
2023-24 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 59 15 20 35 0.593 0.3499 0.3343 1.7816 1.7023
■ 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 34 10 16 26 0.765
2024-25 Vermont D1 HockeyEast — 34 12 11 23 0.676
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.22
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.68
2024-25 · Vermont
+204.0% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

82%
NCAA D1
10%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Age-Out / Club
5%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#18277
Forward overall
#925
Forward born in 2004
#1780
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Garret Clemment
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.93 PPG
→ Lake Superior State (0.43 D1 FR PPG)
0.34 Average
NCAAe PPG
John Simonson
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.97 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.23 D1 FR PPG)
0.35 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jay Dickman
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.00 PPG
→ Bemidji State
0.36 No data
NCAAe PPG
Brett Skibba
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.00 PPG
→ UConn (0.23 D1 FR PPG)
0.36 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Luc Gerdes
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.80 PPG
→ Colorado College (0.25 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Connor Powell
Elmira · 2015-16
1.080 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Ryan Busby
SUNY Plattsburgh · 2002-03
0.903 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Cole Hepler
Lebanon Valley · 2014-15
1.280 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.