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Ryan Lukko Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2006-08-16 Country: USA
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
Nichols
CNE D3

Set Commitment

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 Madison Capitols USHL 2 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2024-25 Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks NAHL 56 6 19 25 0.446 0.1640 0.1735 0.4712 0.4986
2025-26 Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks NAHL 57 3 19 22 0.386 0.1418 0.1431 0.4074 0.4110
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

28%
NCAA D1
8%
NCAA D2/D3
32%
Age-Out / Club
32%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#9363
Defenseman overall
#1894
Defenseman born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Christian Neumann
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ UConn (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Tommy Davis
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.34 PPG
→ Princeton (0.29 D1 FR PPG)
0.20 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Neal Goff
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.18 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.10 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Joe Schuldt
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.08 PPG
→ Michigan Tech
0.05 No data
NCAAe PPG
James Roll
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.22 PPG
→ Lake Superior State (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Average D
NCAAe PPG

Nichols Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Zeke Costello
1.23
actual FR PPG at Nichols
Paul Prescott
0.80
actual FR PPG at Nichols
Quinn McCarthy
0.00
actual FR PPG at Nichols
Dustin Skinner
0.70
actual FR PPG at Nichols

D2/3 Comparables

Mike Demarchi
Neumann · 2004-05
0.333 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Nolan Craner
Wisconsin-River Falls · 2005-06
0.741 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Kevin Paganini
Milwaukee School of Engineering · 2018-19
0.625 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.