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Luke Puchner Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2008-01-02 Country: USA
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
2022-23 Waconia USHS-MN 28 17 16 33 1.179 0.1492 0.1492 0.2863 0.2863
2025-26 Lincoln Stars USHL 2 0 1 1 0.500 0.2949 0.3051 1.5017 1.5538
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

68%
NCAA D1
10%
NCAA D2/D3
10%
Age-Out / Club
12%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#14568
Forward overall
#189
Forward born in 2008

D1 Comparables

Drew Melanson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.48 PPG
→ RPI (0.56 D1 FR PPG)
0.29 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Jake Jackson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Michigan Tech (0.09 D1 FR PPG)
0.30 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Evan Allen
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.62 PPG
→ Michigan (0.26 D1 FR PPG)
0.38 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jake Horton
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ Harvard (0.24 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Mitch Hults
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.46 PPG
→ Lake Superior State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.28 Average
NCAAe PPG

Minnesota Duluth Alumni similar profiles who attended this school

Max Plante
USHS-MN 2021-22
1.22
actual FR PPG at Minnesota Duluth
Harper Bentz
USHS-MN 2021-22
0.33
actual FR PPG at Minnesota Duluth
Jayson Shaugabay
USHS-MN 2019-20
0.72
actual FR PPG at Minnesota Duluth
Callum Arnott
OJHL 2021-22
0.28
actual FR PPG at Minnesota Duluth

D2/3 Comparables

James Tatro
Salem State · 2021-22
1.269 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Maxwell Donohoe
Neumann · 2021-22
1.500 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Brett Gravelle
St. Thomas · 2014-15
0.923 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.