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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 0.2429 0.2429
2024-25 Edina USHS-MN 31 9 40 49 1.581 0.2001 0.2001 0.3839 0.3839
2025-26 Lincoln Stars USHL 59 2 7 9 0.152 0.0900 0.0945 0.4580 0.4808
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

28%
NCAA D1
2%
NCAA D2/D3
18%
Age-Out / Club
52%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#22814
Forward overall
#332
Forward born in 2008

D1 Comparables

Nick Hutchison
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.20 PPG
→ Canisius (0.65 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Adam Winborg
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ Michigan (0.53 D1 FR PPG)
0.10 Average
NCAAe PPG
Matt Mendelson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.18 PPG
→ Penn State (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Kiefer Sherwood
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.18 PPG
→ Miami (0.53 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Average
NCAAe PPG
Riley Alferd
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.20 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.04 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing
NCAAe PPG

St. Thomas Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Casy Laylin
USHS-MN 2020-21
0.29
actual FR PPG at St. Thomas
Attila Lippai
USHS-MN 2021-22
0.19
actual FR PPG at St. Thomas
Joshua Giuliani
USHS-MN 2019-20
0.27
actual FR PPG at St. Thomas
Jake Braccini
USHS-MN 2019-20
0.53
actual FR PPG at St. Thomas

D2/3 Comparables

Nick Perruccio
Neumann · 2009-10
0.545 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Austin Martinsen
Augsburg · 2014-15
0.250 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Brandon Couto
SUNY Potsdam · 2006-07
0.591 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.