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Position: Forward DOB: 2008-04-21 Country: USA
St. Thomas
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 Edina USHS-MN 31 12 19 31 1.000 0.1266 0.1266 0.2428 0.2428
2024-25 Edina USHS-MN 31 9 40 49 1.581 0.2001 0.2001 0.3838 0.3838
2025-26 Lincoln Stars USHL 59 2 7 9 0.152 0.0900 0.0945 0.4576 0.4804
2026-27 Lincoln Stars USHL 4 1 1 2 0.500 0.2949 0.2949 1.5004 1.5004
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

80%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
12%
Age-Out / Club
8%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#23161
Forward overall
#392
Forward born in 2008

D1 Comparables

Max Coatta
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.36 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Average
NCAAe PPG
Jack Rowe
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.53 PPG
→ Arizona State (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Brian Morgan
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.53 PPG
→ Maine (0.35 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Average
NCAAe PPG
Christian Lampasso
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.44 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Average
NCAAe PPG
Kyle Schmidt
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.57 PPG
→ Bentley (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.33 Developing
NCAAe PPG

St. Thomas Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Sam Ranallo
USHS-MN 2020-21
0.00
actual FR PPG at St. Thomas
Joshua Giuliani
USHS-MN 2021-22
0.27
actual FR PPG at St. Thomas
Luc Laylin
USHS-MN 2019-20
0.58
actual FR PPG at St. Thomas
Lucas Wahlin
NAHL 2019-20
0.81
actual FR PPG at St. Thomas

D2/3 Comparables

Nolan Redler
UMass Boston · 2014-15
1.125 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Mike Bickley
Wisconsin-Superior · 2000-01
1.231 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Patrick Stillar
SUNY Morrisville · 2009-10
1.154 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.