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Finn McLaughlin Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2006-02-28 Country: USA
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
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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
2022-23 Canmore Eagles AJHL 39 4 17 21 0.538 0.1806 0.2010 0.4983 0.5546
2023-24 Fargo Force USHL 51 2 10 12 0.235 0.1388 0.1446 0.7067 0.7363
2024-25 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 59 6 19 25 0.424 0.2499 0.2476 1.2725 1.2609
■ 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 Minnesota D1 BigTen FR 31 0 1 1 0.032
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.19
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.03
2025-26 · Minnesota
-83.4% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

90%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
8%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#6579
Defenseman overall
#1383
Defenseman born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Clay Anderson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.38 PPG
→ Harvard (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.22 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Nolan Gluchowski
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.40 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.55 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Justin Woods
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.32 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Jeff Taylor
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.47 PPG
→ Union (0.39 D1 FR PPG)
0.28 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Johnny Wingels
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ Miami
0.17 No data
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Nicholas Stevens
Wisconsin-Stout · 2019-20
0.826 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Tanner Congdon
Bryn Athyn · 2015-16
0.857 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Todd Hosmer
SUNY Morrisville · 2006-07
1.160 Elite
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.