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Sam Spehar Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2007-04-20 Country: USA
Denver
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
2021-22 Chaska USHS-MN 28 7 11 18 0.643 0.0814 0.0814 0.1562 0.1562
2023-24 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 11 0 4 4 0.364 0.2145 0.2357 1.0920 1.1999
2024-25 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 52 14 18 32 0.615 0.3630 0.3804 1.8483 1.9367
2025-26 Portland Winterhawks WHL 68 10 25 35 0.515 0.2504 0.2496 1.2629 1.2591
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

30%
NCAA D1
8%
NCAA D2/D3
18%
Age-Out / Club
45%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#17525
Forward overall
#504
Forward born in 2007

D1 Comparables

Christian Lampasso
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.44 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Average
NCAAe PPG
Max Coatta
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.36 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Average
NCAAe PPG
Tyler Pham
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.39 PPG
→ Army (0.91 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Jimmy DeVito
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.35 PPG
→ RPI (0.16 D1 FR PPG)
0.21 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jack Rowe
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.53 PPG
→ Arizona State (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Denver Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Jake Fisher
USHS-MN 2020-21
0.36
actual FR PPG at Denver
Hagen Burrows
USHS-MN 2023-24
0.23
actual FR PPG at Denver
Jared Wright
USHS-MN 2020-21
0.35
actual FR PPG at Denver
Owen Ozar
BCHL 2018-19
0.05
actual FR PPG at Denver

D2/3 Comparables

Nicholas Stevens
Wisconsin-Stout · 2019-20
0.826 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Matt Galati
SUNY Oswego · 2010-11
1.241 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Sean Tyrie
Worcester State · 2022-23
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.