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Brayden Sampson Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1997-06-03 Country: Canada
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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
2013-14 Oakville Blades OJHL 2 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2014-15 Oakville Blades OJHL 6 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2015-16 Oakville Blades OJHL 51 3 16 19 0.372 0.1041 0.1051 0.2571 0.2596
2016-17 — OJHL 48 2 23 25 0.521 0.1455 0.1404 0.3594 0.3468
2017-18 Newmarket Hurricanes OJHL 54 6 37 43 0.796 0.2225 0.2040 0.5495 0.5037
■ 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
2021-22 Aurora D3 NCHA SR 28 7 24 31 1.107
2020-21 Aurora D3 NCHA JR 11 4 9 13 1.182
2019-20 Aurora D3 NCHA SO 27 6 15 21 0.778
2018-19 Aurora D3 NCHA FR 27 2 12 14 0.518
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.17
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.52
2018-19 · Aurora
+207.5% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

12%
NCAA D1
25%
NCAA D2/D3
62%
Age-Out / Club
0%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#5647
Defenseman overall
#1055
Defenseman born in 1997
#1986
in OJHL

D1 Comparables

Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
John Rey
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.70 PPG
→ Robert Morris (0.32 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Carlson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.14 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Drew Brevig
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.64 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.22 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Casey Nelson
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.57 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.26 D1 FR PPG)
0.20 Average D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Jake Fuss
New England · 2018-19
0.727 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Colton Brausen
Wisconsin-Stout · 2015-16
0.741 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Hudson Cameron
Fredonia · 2024-25
0.500 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.