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Austin Micale Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2003-07-13 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
2021-22 Jersey Shore Whalers USPHL-Premier 14 1 2 3 0.214 0.0280 0.0292 0.0727 0.0757
2022-23 Atlanta Capitals NA3HL 46 13 43 56 1.217 0.1528 0.1514 0.3843 0.3808
2023-24 Red River Spartans USPHL-Premier 43 29 58 87 2.023 0.2646 0.2498 0.6867 0.6484
■ 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 Buffalo State D3 SUNYAC SO 24 2 10 12 0.500
2024-25 Buffalo State D3 SUNYAC — 26 5 16 21 0.808
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.20
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.81
2024-25 · Buffalo State
+306.5% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

45%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Club / ACHA
0%
Other

NCAAe Rankings

#1755
Defenseman overall
#370
Defenseman born in 2003
#348
in USPHL-Premier

D1 Comparables

Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Benjamin Gallacher
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.24 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Carlson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Matt Krug
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Union (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Marc-Antoine Carrier
QMJHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Brown (0.04 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

James Tatro
Salem State · 2023-24
1.269 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Bradley Robbins
Hobart · 2011-12
0.708 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Kullan Daikawa
Wisconsin-Stout · 2021-22
0.464 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.