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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 1.0010 1.0437
2024-25 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 11 0 3 3 0.273 0.1609 0.1596 0.8190 0.8122
2025-26 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 7 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

75%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
10%
Age-Out / Club
12%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#3757
Defenseman overall
#775
Defenseman born in 2006
#1785
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Garret Cockerill
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.26 PPG
→ Northeastern (0.41 D1 FR PPG)
0.15 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Tim Davison
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ Wisconsin
0.13 No data
NCAAe PPG
Justin Woods
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.32 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Zach Frye
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.19 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.28 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Johnny Wingels
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ Miami
0.17 No data
NCAAe PPG

Merrimack Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Frank Djurasevic
BCHL 2020-21
0.29
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Ethan Beyer
AJHL 2022-23
0.29
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Zach Vinnell
AJHL 2016-17
0.24
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Liam Dennison
USHL 2017-18
0.16
actual FR PPG at Merrimack

D2/3 Comparables

Mac Carso
Williams · 2018-19
0.538 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Blake Ulve
St. Norbert · 2019-20
0.552 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Mark Mazzetti
Elmira · 2001-02
0.565 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.