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Position: Defense DOB: 2006-03-30 Country: USA
2024 · Round 1, Pick #30  ·  New York Rangers New York Rangers
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
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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 — NTDP-U18 60 2 10 12 0.200 0.1487 0.1518 0.7463 0.7618
2023-24 — NTDP-U18 61 0 16 16 0.262 0.1950 0.1890 0.9787 0.9488
■ 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 North Dakota D1 NCHC SO 38 3 10 13 0.342
2024-25 North Dakota D1 NCHC — 31 0 1 1 0.032
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.16
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.03
2024-25 · North Dakota
-80.4% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

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

NCAAe Rankings

#9932
Defenseman overall
#1979
Defenseman born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Steven Santini
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ Boston College (0.31 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Gage Ausmus
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.15 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Roy
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.30 PPG
→ Michigan Tech (0.25 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Trevor Hamilton
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.19 PPG
→ Miami (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Connor Clifton
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.36 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.25 D1 FR PPG)
0.22 Average D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Connor Treacy
SUNY Potsdam · 2002-03
0.960 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Devin Niles
Fitchburg State · 2023-24
1.500 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Braydon Barker
Concordia · 2014-15
0.960 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.