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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 0.8875 0.8814
2025-26 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 62 23 25 48 0.774 0.4567 0.4315 2.3252 2.1967
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

92%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
8%
Age-Out / Club
0%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#11849
Forward overall
#434
Forward born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Chad McDonald
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.79 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.48 D1 FR PPG)
0.44 Average
NCAAe PPG
Phil Marinaccio
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.77 PPG
→ Bemidji State (0.31 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jared Linnell
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.72 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.20 D1 FR PPG)
0.40 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Charlie O'Connor
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.64 PPG
→ Bemidji State (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.36 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Dominik Shine
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.90 PPG
→ Northern Michigan (0.45 D1 FR PPG)
0.50 Average
NCAAe PPG

Minnesota State Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Julian Napravnik
USHL 2016-17
0.51
actual FR PPG at Minnesota State
Nick Rivera
USHL 2015-16
0.26
actual FR PPG at Minnesota State
Reid Morich
USHL 2024-25
0.29
actual FR PPG at Minnesota State
Jordan Ronn
USHS-MN 2022-23
0.25
actual FR PPG at Minnesota State

D2/3 Comparables

Cole Hepler
Lebanon Valley · 2015-16
1.280 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Jon Whitelaw
SUNY Oswego · 2008-09
1.357 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Brandon Osmundson
Utica · 2017-18
1.448 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.