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Brady Zugec Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2006-11-01 Country: USA
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
Western Michigan
NCHC 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 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 39 3 3 6 0.154 0.0907 0.0976 0.4619 0.4968
2024-25 Minnesota Wilderness NAHL 51 11 10 21 0.412 0.1513 0.1617 0.4347 0.4645
2025-26 Fargo Force USHL 37 2 6 8 0.216 0.1275 0.1245 0.6493 0.6339
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

32%
NCAA D1
10%
NCAA D2/D3
40%
Age-Out / Club
15%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#23516
Forward overall
#1099
Forward born in 2006
#2291
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Tyler Hynes
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.28 PPG
→ Union (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Sebastian Weberg
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ Colgate
0.13 No data
NCAAe PPG
Dylan Gareau
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.34 PPG
→ Clarkson (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.20 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Conor Andrle
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.20 PPG
→ Army (0.53 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Average
NCAAe PPG
Canon Pieper
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.28 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.08 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Western Michigan Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Alex Bump
USHS-MN 2019-20
0.95
actual FR PPG at Western Michigan
Bobby Cowan
USHS-MN 2022-23
0.62
actual FR PPG at Western Michigan
Zach Bade
USHS-MN 2020-21
0.00
actual FR PPG at Western Michigan
Dawson DiPietro
NAHL 2014-15
1.00
actual FR PPG at Western Michigan

D2/3 Comparables

Nick Weaver
Franklin Pierce · 2018-19
0.500 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Levi Wunder
SUNY Geneseo · 2015-16
0.704 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Kelly Wosnack
St. Norbert · 2000-01
0.909 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.