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Nick Berst Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1992-02-20 Country: USA
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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
2011-12 Buffalo Jr. Sabres OJHL 12 6 4 10 0.833 0.2042 0.1947 0.5704 0.5438
■ 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
2016-17 Buffalo State D3 SUNYAC SR 22 2 2 4 0.182
2015-16 Buffalo State D3 SUNYAC JR 25 3 8 11 0.440
2014-15 Buffalo State D3 SUNYAC SO 27 4 7 11 0.407
2013-14 Buffalo State D3 SUNYAC FR 23 8 4 12 0.522
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.18
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.52
2013-14 · Buffalo State
+183.8% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#4345
Defenseman overall
#774
Defenseman born in 1992
#884
in OJHL

D1 Comparables

Max Everson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.31 PPG
→ Harvard (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.17 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Vinny Muto
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ Niagara (0.51 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Taylor Fleming
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.48 PPG
→ Western Michigan (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Joseph Fiala
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.22 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.05 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Johnny Hrabovsky
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Air Force (0.26 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Average D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Pearce Vance
Westfield State · 2014-15
0.476 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Taylor Portner
Wisconsin-River Falls · 2011-12
0.000 No data
actual D2/3 PPG
Josh Maucieri
St. Thomas · 2018-19
0.800 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.