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Zach Hutchinson Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2003-05-13 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
2019-20 Sparta/West Salem (Wis.) USHS-MN 2 1 2 3 1.500 0.1899 0.1899 0.3644 0.3644
2021-22 Northwest Express USPHL-Premier 26 2 9 11 0.423 0.0553 0.0571 0.1436 0.1484
2022-23 Northwest Express USPHL-Premier 42 12 8 20 0.476 0.0623 0.0613 0.1616 0.1590
2023-24 Northwest Express USPHL-Premier 44 14 24 38 0.864 0.1130 0.1058 0.2931 0.2743
■ 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 Beloit D3 WIAC SO 25 1 4 5 0.200
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.08
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.20
2025-26 · Beloit
+165.6% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

32%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Club / ACHA
0%
Other

NCAAe Rankings

#26739
Forward overall
#1508
Forward born in 2003

D1 Comparables

Eli Lichtenwald
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.36 PPG
→ Union (0.68 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Ali Thomas
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.34 PPG
→ Notre Dame (0.18 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Yasin Cissé
QMJHL · 2012-13 · 0.52 PPG
→ Boston University
0.23 No data
NCAAe PPG
Woody Hudson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Will Suter
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.47 PPG
→ Bentley (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Austin Whelan
Curry · 2018-19
0.350 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Gregg Amato
SUNY Brockport · 2007-08
0.556 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Connor Hutchins
SUNY Brockport · 2015-16
1.080 Elite
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.