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Will Distad Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2007-01-12 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
2022-23 White Bear Lake USHS-MN 26 3 8 11 0.423 0.0536 0.0536 0.1028 0.1028
2023-24 White Bear Lake USHS-MN 30 7 21 28 0.933 0.1182 0.1182 — —
2024-25 Austin Bruins NAHL 18 0 2 2 0.111 0.0408 0.0440 0.1173 0.1265
2025-26 Coquitlam Express BCHL 48 3 13 16 0.333 0.1284 0.1315 0.4851 0.4969
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

20%
NCAA D1
20%
NCAA D2/D3
28%
Age-Out / Club
32%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#14170
Defenseman overall
#1837
Defenseman born in 2007

D1 Comparables

Eric Sweetman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.39 D1 FR PPG)
0.17 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Niklas Folin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.26 D1 FR PPG)
0.09 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Sam Piazza
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ Michigan (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.09 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Cliff Watson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.18 PPG
→ Michigan Tech (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.10 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Vince Pedrie
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.32 PPG
→ Penn State (0.69 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Elite D
NCAAe PPG

Minnesota State Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Liam Hupka
USHS-MN 2021-22
0.03
actual FR PPG at Minnesota State
Jack McNeely
USHL 2015-16
0.26
actual FR PPG at Minnesota State
Bryce Strand
NAHL 2022-23
0.13
actual FR PPG at Minnesota State
Wyatt Aamodt
USHL 2016-17
0.17
actual FR PPG at Minnesota State

D2/3 Comparables

David Szmyd
SUNY Geneseo · 2014-15
1.074 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Brendan Logan
Aurora · 2014-15
0.417 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Jason Fransky
Elmira · 2004-05
0.000 No data
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.