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Sam Kappell Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2007-02-05 Country: USA
Minnesota State
CCHA 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 Madison Capitols USHL 34 1 9 10 0.294 0.1735 0.1889 0.8833 0.9617
2024-25 Madison Capitols USHL 61 15 17 32 0.525 0.3095 0.3212 1.5756 1.6350
2025-26 Madison Capitols USHL 62 23 13 36 0.581 0.3425 0.3389 1.7438 1.7253
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

78%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
8%
Age-Out / Club
12%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#15570
Forward overall
#429
Forward born in 2007
#1499
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Andrew Poturalski
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.62 PPG
→ New Hampshire (0.72 D1 FR PPG)
0.36 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Kyle Schempp
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.64 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.58 D1 FR PPG)
0.37 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Zach Aman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.52 PPG
→ Colorado College (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Willem Nong-Lambert
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.59 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.35 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Joe Cox
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.65 PPG
→ Michigan State (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.37 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Minnesota State Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Jordan Ronn
USHS-MN 2022-23
0.25
actual FR PPG at Minnesota State
Jared Spooner
NAHL 2014-15
0.47
actual FR PPG at Minnesota State
Josh French
USHL 2014-15
0.15
actual FR PPG at Minnesota State
Walker Duehr
USHL 2016-17
0.38
actual FR PPG at Minnesota State

D2/3 Comparables

Colin Bella
Lake Forest · 2021-22
0.963 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Cole Hepler
Lebanon Valley · 2014-15
1.280 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Jason Yuel
Curry · 2005-06
1.769 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.