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Erik Kald Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2006-03-06 Country: USA
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
Merrimack
HockeyEast D1

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
2023-24 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 48 6 10 16 0.333 0.1966 0.2050 1.0001 1.0428
2024-25 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 11 0 3 3 0.273 0.1609 0.1596 0.8183 0.8115
2025-26 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 7 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2026-27 Tri-City Storm USHL 5 0 4 4 0.800 0.4719 0.4719 2.4006 2.4006
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

70%
NCAA D1
8%
NCAA D2/D3
18%
Age-Out / Club
5%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#3821
Defenseman overall
#798
Defenseman born in 2006
#1977
in USHL

D1 Comparables

USHL · 2012-13 · 0.79 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.51 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Elite D
NCAAe PPG

Merrimack Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

WHL 2024-25
0.30
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
USHL 2017-18
0.40
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
NCDC 2019-20
0.00
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
SHL-J20 2023-24
0.18
actual FR PPG at Merrimack

D2/3 Comparables

Endicott · 2015-16
1.310 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Curry · 2006-07
1.769 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Elmira · 2014-15
0.800 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.