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Jaden Ward Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2004-07-16 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
2023-24 Buffalo Jr. Sabres OJHL 55 3 26 29 0.527 0.1292 0.1259 0.3609 0.3518
2024-25 Buffalo Jr. Sabres OJHL 55 7 29 36 0.654 0.1604 0.1481 0.4480 0.4137
■ 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 SUNY Plattsburgh D3 SUNYAC FR 21 0 4 4 0.191
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.13
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.19
2025-26 · SUNY Plattsburgh
+45.0% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

28%
NCAA D1
20%
NCAA D2/D3
52%
Age-Out / Club
0%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#7898
Defenseman overall
#1854
Defenseman born in 2004
#1701
in OJHL

D1 Comparables

Matt Krug
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Union (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Carlson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
William Eiserman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
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

D2/3 Comparables

Declan Gunovski
Fredonia · 2010-11
0.375 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Jacob Laurin
Plymouth State · 2018-19
0.500 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Matt Morin
Wisconsin-Stout · 2007-08
0.871 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.