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John Hirschfeld Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2006-07-06 Country: USA
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
Vermont
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
2021-22 St. Cloud Cathedral USHS-MN 20 11 12 23 1.150 0.1456 0.1456 0.2793 0.2793
2022-23 St. Cloud Cathedral USHS-MN 30 19 30 49 1.633 0.2068 0.2068 0.3967 0.3967
2023-24 Austin Bruins NAHL 10 1 1 2 0.200 0.0735 0.0812 0.2111 0.2332
2024-25 Lincoln Stars USHL 14 1 3 4 0.286 0.1685 0.1699 0.8581 0.8653
2025-26 Lincoln Stars USHL 56 12 12 24 0.429 0.2528 0.2427 1.2873 1.2359
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

45%
NCAA D1
15%
NCAA D2/D3
22%
Age-Out / Club
18%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#12921
Forward overall
#487
Forward born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Brett Skibba
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ UConn (0.23 D1 FR PPG)
0.28 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Alfred Larsson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.39 PPG
→ Merrimack (0.20 D1 FR PPG)
0.22 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jake Wood
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ RPI (0.24 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Zach Saar
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ Penn State (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Matt Pohlkamp
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ Bowling Green (0.41 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Average
NCAAe PPG

Vermont Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Max Strand
USHS-MN 2020-21
0.67
actual FR PPG at Vermont
Matt Alvaro
USHL 2015-16
0.42
actual FR PPG at Vermont
Blake Steenerson
USHS-MN 2022-23
0.41
actual FR PPG at Vermont
Alex Esposito
USHL 2015-16
0.57
actual FR PPG at Vermont

D2/3 Comparables

Dylan Giorgio
Bethel · 2017-18
0.520 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Daniel Eruzione
Salve Regina · 2015-16
1.207 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Nicolas Pigeon
Wisconsin-Stout · 2021-22
1.000 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.