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Position: Defense DOB: 2006-05-25 Country: USA
⚠️ Aging Out 2026-27: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2026 — final eligible junior season.
Minnesota Duluth
NCHC 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 Cloquet/Esko/Carlton USHS-MN 26 3 10 13 0.500 0.0633 0.0633 0.1215 0.1215
2022-23 Cloquet/Esko/Carlton USHS-MN 19 2 11 13 0.684 0.0866 0.0866 0.1662 0.1662
2023-24 Cloquet/Esko/Carlton USHS-MN 27 7 17 24 0.889 0.1125 0.1125 0.2159 0.2159
2024-25 Minnesota Wilderness NAHL 26 3 6 9 0.346 0.1272 0.1331 0.3654 0.3825
2025-26 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 41 4 15 19 0.463 0.2734 0.2609 1.3918 1.3282
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

75%
NCAA D1
10%
NCAA D2/D3
5%
Age-Out / Club
10%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#4410
Defenseman overall
#931
Defenseman born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Christopher Dienes
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.15 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Tucker Poolman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.44 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.45 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Jared Kolquist
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.47 PPG
→ Merrimack (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Niklas Nevalainen
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.55 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.23 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Victor Björkung
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.20 Average D
NCAAe PPG

Minnesota Duluth Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Aaron Pionk
USHS-MN 2020-21
0.54
actual FR PPG at Minnesota Duluth
Riley Bodnarchuk
AJHL 2020-21
0.00
actual FR PPG at Minnesota Duluth
Ty Hanson
USHS-MN 2021-22
0.39
actual FR PPG at Minnesota Duluth
Wyatt Kaiser
USHS-MN 2019-20
0.36
actual FR PPG at Minnesota Duluth

D2/3 Comparables

Michael Mania
UMass Dartmouth · 2018-19
0.667 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Robbie Murden
Hamilton · 2011-12
1.091 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Justin Joy
SUNY Plattsburgh · 2001-02
0.966 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.