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Position: Forward DOB: 2003-06-06 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
2019-20 Totino-Grace USHS-MN 27 8 14 22 0.815 0.1032 0.1032 0.1979 0.1979
2020-21 Totino-Grace USHS-MN 20 15 25 40 2.000 0.2532 0.2532 0.4858 0.4858
2021-22 Springfield Jr. Blues NAHL 58 13 20 33 0.569 0.2091 0.2191 0.6006 0.6292
2022-23 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 10 2 4 6 0.600 0.3539 0.3380 1.8020 1.7208
2023-24 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 32 5 8 13 0.406 0.2396 0.2169 1.2200 1.1045
■ 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 Union D1 ECAC — 30 7 5 12 0.400
2024-25 Union D1 ECAC — 22 1 0 1 0.045
2020-21 Aurora D1 NCHA FR 11 0 2 2 0.182
2018-19 St. Olaf D1 MIAC SR 24 0 1 1 0.042

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

38%
NCAA D1
12%
NCAA D2/D3
35%
Age-Out / Club
15%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#16897
Forward overall
#842
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
Woody Hudson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jordan Nelson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.59 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Chris Laganiere
SUNY Oswego · 2006-07
0.750 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Jon Gaffney
Utica · 2008-09
0.920 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Jake Barkley
Neumann · 2023-24
0.893 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.