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Carter Sanderson Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2007-09-12 Country: USA
2025 · Round 6, Pick #169  ·  Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
North Dakota
NCHC 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 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 48 5 6 11 0.229 0.1352 0.1443 0.6878 0.7343
2025-26 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 54 17 17 34 0.630 0.3714 0.3786 1.8892 1.9258
2026-27 Calgary Hitmen WHL 3 5 3 8 2.667 1.2973 1.2973 6.5139 6.5139
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 28 comparables)

0%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
100%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#17762
Forward overall
#536
Forward born in 2007

D1 Comparables

Vinni Lettieri
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 2.00 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
1.43 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

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