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Michael Grande Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1996-08-03 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
2015-16 Rochester Jr. Americans USPHL-Premier-Classic 40 9 12 21 0.525 0.1474 0.1499 0.4324 0.4399
2016-17 South Shore Kings USPHL-Premier-Classic 43 11 21 32 0.744 0.2089 0.2023 0.6129 0.5936
■ 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
2020-21 Trinity D3 NESCAC SR 0 0 0 0 0.000
2019-20 Trinity D1 — JR 26 6 13 19 0.731
2019-20 Trinity D3 NESCAC JR 26 6 13 19 0.731
2018-19 Trinity D1 — SO 28 7 11 18 0.643
2018-19 Trinity D3 NESCAC SO 28 7 11 18 0.643
2017-18 Trinity D3 NESCAC FR 26 3 3 6 0.231
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.17
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.23
2017-18 · Trinity
+34.8% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#7720
Defenseman overall
#1294
Defenseman born in 1996
#108
in USPHL-Premier-Classic

D1 Comparables

Benjamin Gallacher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Krug
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Union (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Carlson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
William Eiserman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Developing D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Emil Elias
New England College · 2024-25
0.500 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Devin Brink
SUNY Geneseo · 2015-16
0.654 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
John Musella Jr.
Stevenson · 2021-22
0.538 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.