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Cole Hepler Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1995-07-28 Country: USA
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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
2014-15 Elliot Lake Vikings NOJHL 52 27 43 70 1.346 0.2270 0.2227 0.5593 0.5488
2015-16 Elliot Lake Vikings NOJHL 46 38 41 79 1.717 0.2896 0.2703 0.7136 0.6660
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow
College Seasons (Historical)
Season School Div Conference Year GP G A Pts PPG
2019-20 Lebanon Valley D3 MAC SR 22 7 8 15 0.682
2018-19 Lebanon Valley D3 MAC JR 23 8 17 25 1.087
2017-18 Lebanon Valley D3 MAC SO 24 10 11 21 0.875
2016-17 Lebanon Valley D3 MAC FR 25 16 16 32 1.280
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.22
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
1.28
2016-17 · Lebanon Valley
+495.1% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#26544
Forward overall
#1081
Forward born in 1995

D1 Comparables

Woody Hudson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jayson Angus
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.66 PPG
→ Lake Superior State (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Cody Marooney
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.65 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Beau Walker
NAHL · 2012-13 · 1.00 PPG
→ Sacred Heart (0.40 D1 FR PPG)
0.35 Average
NCAAe PPG
Eli Lichtenwald
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.36 PPG
→ Union (0.68 D1 FR PPG)
0.21 Strong
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Larry Jungwirth
Aurora · 2017-18
0.778 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Colin Kingston
Utica · 2004-05
0.889 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Steve Culbertson
Castleton · 2005-06
1.111 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.