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Ethan Zielke Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2003-08-03 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
2021-22 Humboldt Broncos SJHL 55 9 27 36 0.654 0.1677 0.1758 0.4934 0.5173
2022-23 Humboldt Broncos SJHL 43 20 26 46 1.070 0.2741 0.2737 0.8064 0.8052
■ 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
2025-26 Lindenwood D1 CCHA JR 27 2 8 10 0.370
2024-25 Lindenwood D1 CCHA JR 30 4 3 7 0.233
2023-24 Lindenwood D1 CCHA SO 28 7 8 15 0.536
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.20
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.54
2023-24 · Lindenwood
+166.8% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

38%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
20%
Age-Out / Club
38%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#18719
Forward overall
#954
Forward born in 2003
#202
in SJHL

D1 Comparables

Jake Wood
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ RPI (0.24 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Developing
NCAAe PPG
C.J. Reuschlein
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.80 PPG
→ Army (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Max McHugh
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.88 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.61 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Kevin Irwin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.56 PPG
→ Vermont (0.47 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Average
NCAAe PPG
Brett Skibba
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ UConn (0.23 D1 FR PPG)
0.28 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Mac Olson
Hobart · 2010-11
0.846 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Roman Cherniak
Lawrence · 2023-24
0.842 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Cory Park
Buffalo State · 2006-07
0.760 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.