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Melvin Ekman Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2006-03-16 Country: Sweden
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
Minnesota State
Verbal 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
2023-24 Djurgårdens IF U20 SuperElit 3 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2024-25 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 44 3 10 13 0.295 0.1743 0.1731 0.8867 0.8806
2025-26 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 62 23 25 48 0.774 0.4567 0.4315 2.3231 2.1947
2026-27 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 5 4 0 4 0.800 0.4719 0.4719 2.4006 2.4006
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

65%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
18%
Age-Out / Club
12%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#12060
Forward overall
#448
Forward born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Shane Sooth
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.95 PPG
→ Northern Michigan (0.45 D1 FR PPG)
0.50 Average
NCAAe PPG
Carlos Amestoy
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.75 PPG
→ Maine
0.39 No data
NCAAe PPG
Todd Skirving
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.80 PPG
→ RIT (0.65 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Eric Scheid
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.94 PPG
→ Alaska Anchorage (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.50 Average
NCAAe PPG
Trevor Mingoia
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.91 PPG
→ Union (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.47 Developing
NCAAe PPG

Minnesota State Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Jared Spooner
USHL 2016-17
0.47
actual FR PPG at Minnesota State
Mason Kraft
USHS-MN 2024-25
0.00
actual FR PPG at Minnesota State
Mason LeBel
NAHL 2024-25
0.52
actual FR PPG at Minnesota State
Julian Napravnik
USHL 2017-18
0.51
actual FR PPG at Minnesota State

D2/3 Comparables

Jason Kalinowski
Endicott · 2015-16
1.310 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Jason Yuel
Curry · 2006-07
1.769 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Nick Ford
Elmira · 2014-15
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.