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Will Hilfiker Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2001-08-07 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
2017-18 Jersey Shore Whalers USPHL-Premier 17 2 9 11 0.647 0.0846 0.0969 0.2196 0.2515
2018-19 New Hampton NE-Prep 29 0 6 6 0.207 0.0410 0.0410 0.0943 0.0943
2019-20 New Hampton NE-Prep 35 4 24 28 0.800 0.1585 0.1585 0.3645 0.3645
2020-21 New Jersey Rockets NCDC 12 0 1 1 0.083 0.0340 0.0340 — —
2021-22 Bonnyville Pontiacs AJHL 55 4 15 19 0.345 0.1159 0.1083 0.3197 0.2988
■ 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 Utica D3 UCHC SR 24 2 6 8 0.333
2024-25 Alaska Fairbanks D1 WCHA — 11 0 0 0 0.000
2023-24 Alaska Fairbanks D1 WCHA — 12 1 0 1 0.083
2022-23 Alaska Fairbanks D1 WCHA — 5 0 1 1 0.200
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.12
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.20
2022-23 · Alaska Fairbanks
+65.0% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

35%
NCAA D1
10%
NCAA D2/D3
42%
Age-Out / Club
12%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#14204
Defenseman overall
#2414
Defenseman born in 2001

D1 Comparables

William Eiserman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Krug
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Union (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Carlson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Benjamin Gallacher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.24 Elite D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Trey Sauder
Wisconsin-Superior · 2023-24
0.333 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Taylor Brierley
Wilkes · 2016-17
1.042 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Tyler Samodral
Chatham · 2023-24
0.593 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.