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Chris Melendez Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 1998-08-17 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 Palm Beach Hawks USPHL-Elite 39 18 9 27 0.692 0.0639 0.0704 0.1585 0.1746
2016-17 Islanders Hockey Club USPHL-Premier-Classic 22 5 3 8 0.364 0.1021 0.1093 0.2990 0.3200
2017-18 Islanders Hockey Club USPHL-Premier 35 10 16 26 0.743 0.0972 0.0969 0.2521 0.2512
■ 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 Westfield State D1 MASCAC FR 22 1 3 4 0.182
2019-20 Westfield State D3 MASCAC — 22 1 3 4 0.182
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.09
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.18
2019-20 · Westfield State
+108.5% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

5%
NCAA D2/D3
0%
Club / ACHA
88%
Other

NCAAe Rankings

#33102
Forward overall
#1655
Forward born in 1998

D1 Comparables

Conor Andrle
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.20 PPG
→ Army (0.53 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Average
NCAAe PPG
Josh Erickson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Ben Greiner
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.17 PPG
→ Bowling Green (0.38 D1 FR PPG)
0.10 Average
NCAAe PPG
Zach Saar
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ Penn State (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Tyler Spezia
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.26 PPG
→ Bowling Green (0.25 D1 FR PPG)
0.15 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Tim Crowley
SUNY Brockport · 2003-04
0.440 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Mark Rath
St. Olaf · 2011-12
0.417 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Jordan Court
Neumann · 2015-16
0.000 No data
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.