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Diego Gutierrez Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2009-05-13 Country: USA
Notre Dame
BigTen 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
2025-26 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP-U18 65 4 24 28 0.431 0.3202 0.3278 1.6154 1.6539
2026-27 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP-U18 8 0 1 1 0.125 0.0929 0.0929 0.4687 0.4687
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

38%
NCAA D1
15%
NCAA D2/D3
15%
Age-Out / Club
32%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#4685
Defenseman overall
#101
Defenseman born in 2009

D1 Comparables

Luke Shiplo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.22 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.46 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Scott Savage
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ Boston College (0.51 D1 FR PPG)
0.09 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Gage Ausmus
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.14 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Tyler Dorantes
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.18 PPG
→ Ferris State (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Teemu Kivihalme
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.25 PPG
→ Colorado College (0.31 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

Notre Dame Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Nathan Billitier
NTDP-U18 2013-14
0.00
actual FR PPG at Notre Dame
Jake Boltmann
USHS-MN 2019-20
0.00
actual FR PPG at Notre Dame
Charlie Raith
USHL 2014-15
0.00
actual FR PPG at Notre Dame
Jimmy Jurcev
NAHL 2020-21
0.13
actual FR PPG at Notre Dame

D2/3 Comparables

Declan House
Franklin Pierce · 2018-19
0.467 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Mac Lowry
Stevenson · 2016-17
1.062 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Nick Altmann
Williams · 2014-15
0.560 Average
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.