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Joshua Polak Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2006-08-30 Country: Canada
⚠️ 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
2023-24 Spruce Grove Saints BCHL 7 1 2 3 0.429 0.1651 0.1805 0.6237 0.6817
2024-25 Spruce Grove Saints BCHL 54 21 18 39 0.722 0.2783 0.2902 1.0510 1.0959
2025-26 Lincoln Stars USHL 28 4 5 9 0.321 0.1896 0.1835 0.9653 0.9341
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

40%
NCAA D1
18%
NCAA D2/D3
30%
Age-Out / Club
12%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#14729
Forward overall
#584
Forward born in 2006

D1 Comparables

Conor Andrle
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.20 PPG
→ Army (0.53 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Average
NCAAe PPG
Jake Wood
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ RPI (0.24 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Landon Smith
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.39 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.79 D1 FR PPG)
0.22 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Josh Erickson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing
NCAAe PPG
C.J. Reuschlein
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.80 PPG
→ Army (0.67 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Strong
NCAAe PPG

Minnesota Duluth Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Jake Toll
USHS-MN 2022-23
0.00
actual FR PPG at Minnesota Duluth
Harper Bentz
USHS-MN 2020-21
0.33
actual FR PPG at Minnesota Duluth
Jackson Cates
USHL 2016-17
0.36
actual FR PPG at Minnesota Duluth
Jesse Jacques
USHL 2017-18
0.10
actual FR PPG at Minnesota Duluth

D2/3 Comparables

Kris Heeres
SUNY Geneseo · 2000-01
1.042 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Joona Juntunen
Saint Mary's (MN) · 2022-23
0.826 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Mike DeMarco
Buffalo State · 2001-02
1.240 Elite
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.