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Blake Zielinski Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2008-03-05 Country: USA
2026 · Round 3, Pick #80  ·  Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings
Providence
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
2024-25 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 41 13 19 32 0.780 0.4604 0.5026 2.3442 2.5590
2025-26 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 53 25 30 55 1.038 0.6121 0.6386 3.1166 3.2517
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

82%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Age-Out / Club
15%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#4412
Forward overall
#12
Forward born in 2008
#169
in USHL

D1 Comparables

Anthony Louis
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.04 PPG
→ Miami (0.69 D1 FR PPG)
0.64 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Trevor Moore
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.02 PPG
→ Denver (0.76 D1 FR PPG)
0.63 Strong
NCAAe PPG
J.T. Compher
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.96 PPG
→ Michigan (0.89 D1 FR PPG)
0.69 Elite
NCAAe PPG
Vinni Lettieri
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.92 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.56 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Zach Diamantoni
USHL · 2012-13 · 1.00 PPG
→ Northern Michigan (0.26 D1 FR PPG)
0.61 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Providence Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Patrick Moynihan
NTDP-U18 2018-19
0.62
actual FR PPG at Providence
Logan Sawyer
AJHL 2023-24
0.43
actual FR PPG at Providence
Erik Foley
USHL 2014-15
0.53
actual FR PPG at Providence
Roger McQueen
WHL 2024-25
0.75
actual FR PPG at Providence

D2/3 Comparables

Arkhip Ledenkov
St. Scholastica · 2018-19
1.636 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Filimon Ledenkov
St. Scholastica · 2018-19
1.636 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Neil Trimm
Neumann · 2003-04
1.800 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.