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Nolan Cavanagh Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2000-02-07 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
2016-17 Hampton Roads Whalers USPHL-Elite 2 0 2 2 1.000 0.0923 0.1032 0.2290 0.2559
2017-18 Hampton Roads Whalers USPHL-Elite 41 16 14 30 0.732 0.0675 0.0688 0.1676 0.1708
2018-19 Hampton Roads Whalers USPHL-Premier 42 3 4 7 0.167 0.0218 0.0222 0.0566 0.0576
2019-20 Hampton Roads Whalers USPHL-Premier 37 3 11 14 0.378 0.0495 0.0495 0.1284 0.1284
2020-21 Hampton Roads Whalers USPHL-Premier 40 8 16 24 0.600 0.0785 0.0785 0.2036 0.2036
■ 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 Lebanon Valley D3 MAC — 8 1 0 1 0.125
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.04
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.12
2021-22 · Lebanon Valley
+223.8% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

8%
NCAA D2/D3
0%
Club / ACHA
85%
Other

NCAAe Rankings

#11650
Defenseman overall
#2059
Defenseman born in 2000

D1 Comparables

Richard Buri
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.04 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.16 D1 FR PPG)
0.02 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Sam Piazza
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ Michigan (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.09 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Niklas Folin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.26 D1 FR PPG)
0.09 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Cliff Watson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.18 PPG
→ Michigan Tech (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.10 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Zach Frye
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.19 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.28 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Average D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Ryan Thompson
Norwich · 2001-02
0.357 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Matthew Echelmeier
Bryn Athyn · 2016-17
0.125 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Jonathan Banovetz
Norwich · 2016-17
0.143 Developing
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.