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Zachary Ophoven Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2002-07-15 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
2021-22 North York Rangers OJHL 38 16 17 33 0.868 0.2128 0.2081 0.5972 0.5839
2022-23 Toronto Patriots OJHL 51 18 24 42 0.824 0.2018 0.1870 0.5663 0.5247
■ 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
2025-26 Norwich D3 LittleEast GR 29 15 10 25 0.862
2024-25 Norwich D3 LittleEast SR 22 2 5 7 0.318
2023-24 Norwich D3 LittleEast JR 11 2 2 4 0.364
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.17
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.36
2023-24 · Norwich
+117.3% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

38%
NCAA D1
5%
NCAA D2/D3
48%
Age-Out / Club
10%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#20961
Forward overall
#1124
Forward born in 2002
#859
in OJHL

D1 Comparables

Woody Hudson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Eli Lichtenwald
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.36 PPG
→ Union (0.68 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Davey Middleton
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Brown (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Justin Parizek
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.93 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jordan Nelson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.59 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.31 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Kenny Matheson
Hamilton · 2011-12
0.889 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Shane Avery
Buffalo State · 2009-10
0.700 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Brendan Kennedy
Babson · 2021-22
0.696 Strong
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.