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Sam Wathier Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2008-05-17 Country: USA
Boston College
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 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP-U18 56 0 8 8 0.143 0.1062 0.1093 0.5332 0.5487
2025-26 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP-U18 33 1 2 3 0.091 0.0676 0.0659 0.3392 0.3305
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

25%
NCAA D1
10%
NCAA D2/D3
28%
Age-Out / Club
38%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#22090
Defenseman overall
#1153
Defenseman born in 2008

D1 Comparables

Luke Shiplo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.22 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.46 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Scott Savage
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ Boston College (0.51 D1 FR PPG)
0.09 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Nash Worden
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.12 PPG
→ Army (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.07 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Gage Ausmus
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.14 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Tyler Dorantes
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.18 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Developing D
NCAAe PPG

Boston College Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Lukas Gustafsson
NE-Prep 2018-19
0.54
actual FR PPG at Boston College
Will Skahan
USHS-MN 2021-22
0.23
actual FR PPG at Boston College
Cade Alami
NE-Prep 2018-19
0.10
actual FR PPG at Boston College
Scott Savage
USHL 2012-13
0.51
actual FR PPG at Boston College

D2/3 Comparables

Colby Jaquet
Utica · 2018-19
0.500 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Bryan Colburn
Johnson & Wales · 2016-17
0.304 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Matt Lamirande
Wisconsin-Superior · 2002-03
0.381 Average
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.