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Michael Baird Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1990-07-12 Country: Canada
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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
2008-09 Georgetown Raiders OJHL 45 1 9 10 0.222 0.0545 0.0554 0.1530 0.1555
2009-10 Brockville Braves CCHL 54 4 13 17 0.315 0.0683 0.0662 0.2436 0.2361
2010-11 Brockville Braves CCHL 27 3 18 21 0.778 0.1687 0.1551 0.6018 0.5534
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow
College Seasons (Historical)
Season School Div Conference Year GP G A Pts PPG
2014-15 Utica D3 UCHC — 26 1 7 8 0.308
2013-14 Utica D3 UCHC — 27 2 13 15 0.556
2012-13 Utica D3 UCHC — 24 1 8 9 0.375
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.11
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.38
2012-13 · Utica
+232.4% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#8431
Defenseman overall
#1171
Defenseman born in 1990
#1764
in OJHL

D1 Comparables

Matt Krug
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Union (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Carlson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
William Eiserman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Benjamin Gallacher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.24 Elite D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Corey Chakeen
UMass Boston · 2009-10
0.538 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Max Lundgren
Curry · 2023-24
0.700 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Luc Boby
Utica · 2012-13
0.882 Strong
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.