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Luke Goukler Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2006-08-11 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 Cushing Academy NE-Prep 32 16 11 27 0.844 0.1672 0.1672 1.8657 1.8429
2024-25 Chicago Steel USHL 61 12 15 27 0.443 0.2611 0.2646 1.3293 1.3470
2025-26 Chicago Steel USHL 56 12 19 31 0.554 0.3266 0.3152 1.6627 1.6046
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

75%
NCAA D1
10%
NCAA D2/D3
8%
Age-Out / Club
8%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#16434
Forward overall
#672
Forward born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Max McHugh
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.88 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.61 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Strong
NCAAe PPG
C.J. Reuschlein
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.80 PPG
→ Army (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Kevin Irwin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.56 PPG
→ Vermont (0.47 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Average
NCAAe PPG
Jake Wood
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ RPI (0.24 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Thomas Forgione
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.70 PPG
→ Vermont (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.40 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Merrimack Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Alex Jefferies
NE-Prep 2019-20
0.83
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Jackson Bales
OJHL 2016-17
0.07
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Matt Copponi
NE-Prep 2019-20
0.36
actual FR PPG at Merrimack
Nick Pierre
USHS-MN 2019-20
0.47
actual FR PPG at Merrimack

D2/3 Comparables

Cannon Bonifay
Westfield State · 2023-24
0.714 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Jon Whitelaw
SUNY Oswego · 2007-08
1.357 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Beau Moyer
Wisconsin-Superior · 2000-01
0.708 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.