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Position: Defense DOB: 2003-11-20 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
2023-24 Smiths Falls Bears CCHL 55 2 15 17 0.309 0.0987 0.0937 0.2393 0.2271
■ 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 Wisconsin-Stevens Point D3 WIAC SO 20 2 6 8 0.400
2024-25 Wisconsin-Stevens Point D3 WIAC FR 20 0 5 5 0.250
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.09
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.25
2024-25 · Wisconsin-Stevens Point
+182.5% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

20%
NCAA D1
30%
NCAA D2/D3
48%
Age-Out / Club
0%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#17230
Defenseman overall
#3102
Defenseman born in 2003
#1651
in CCHL

D1 Comparables

Patrick Koudys
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ RPI (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Kirk
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.32 PPG
→ Dartmouth
0.18 No data
NCAAe PPG
Kyle McKenzie
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.14 PPG
→ Providence (0.15 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Taki Pantziris
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ Brown
0.15 No data
NCAAe PPG
Nolan Valleau
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.41 PPG
→ Bowling Green
0.23 No data
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Primo Self
Endicott · 2021-22
0.682 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Brian Hennessey
SUNY Oswego · 2012-13
0.000 No data
actual D2/3 PPG
Brett Meyers
Wisconsin-Superior · 2009-10
0.667 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.