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Ronan Buckberger Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2006-03-03 Country: Canada
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
Ohio State
BigTen 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 Nipawin Hawks SJHL 1 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2023-24 Nipawin Hawks SJHL 37 8 17 25 0.676 0.1731 0.1869 0.5093 0.5500
2024-25 Madison Capitols USHL 60 3 7 10 0.167 0.0983 0.0974 0.5007 0.4963
2025-26 Madison Capitols USHL 44 7 18 25 0.568 0.3352 0.3161 1.7065 1.6092
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

78%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
8%
Age-Out / Club
15%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#6233
Defenseman overall
#1322
Defenseman born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Victor Newell
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.52 PPG
→ Harvard (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Barrett Kaib
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.57 PPG
→ Providence (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Connor Murphy
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ Cornell (0.20 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Taylor Fleming
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.48 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Van Voorhis
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.47 PPG
→ Denver (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Developing D
NCAAe PPG

Ohio State Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Chris Romaine
USHL 2023-24
0.00
actual FR PPG at Ohio State
Grant Gabriele
USHL 2016-17
0.00
actual FR PPG at Ohio State
Victor Björkung
USHL 2012-13
0.18
actual FR PPG at Ohio State
Gordi Myer
USHL 2015-16
0.45
actual FR PPG at Ohio State

D2/3 Comparables

Beau Moyer
Wisconsin-Superior · 2000-01
0.708 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Anthony Marra
SUNY Geneseo · 2014-15
1.161 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Scott Hudson
Manhattanville · 2007-08
1.231 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.