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Harper Bentz Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2004-11-29 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
2020-21 Moorhead USHS-MN 22 15 8 23 1.046 0.1288 0.1288 0.2540 0.2540
2021-22 Moorhead USHS-MN 31 39 31 70 2.258 0.2782 0.2782 0.5485 0.5485
2022-23 Fargo Force USHL 53 2 11 13 0.245 0.1447 0.1489 0.7227 0.7438
2023-24 Fargo Force USHL 58 20 19 39 0.672 0.3966 0.3885 1.9810 1.9404
■ 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 26 6 0 6 0.231
2024-25 Minnesota D1 BigTen — 27 2 7 9 0.333
2024-25 Minnesota Duluth D1 NCHC — 27 2 7 9 0.333
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.25
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.33
2024-25 · Minnesota
+33.1% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

88%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
5%
Age-Out / Club
8%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#10148
Forward overall
#418
Forward born in 2004

D1 Comparables

Villiam Haag
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.64 PPG
→ Michigan State (0.37 D1 FR PPG)
0.37 Average
NCAAe PPG
Robbie Baillargeon
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.75 PPG
→ Boston University (0.77 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Joe Gambardella
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.75 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.24 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Peter Krieger
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.92 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.39 D1 FR PPG)
0.33 Average
NCAAe PPG
Kevin Duane
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.67 PPG
→ Boston University (0.31 D1 FR PPG)
0.39 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Justin Fox
Salem State · 2005-06
1.429 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Brycon Johnson
Bryn Athyn · 2014-15
0.778 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Donny Flynn
Wilkes · 2015-16
1.423 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.