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Nick Zanin Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2004-06-10 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 Springfield Jr. Pics USPHL-Elite 38 6 7 13 0.342 0.0316 0.0330 0.0783 0.0817
2022-23 Springfield Jr. Pics USPHL-Premier 43 1 8 9 0.209 0.0274 0.0284 0.0710 0.0737
2023-24 Springfield Jr. Pics USPHL-Premier 43 7 15 22 0.512 0.0669 0.0662 0.1736 0.1718
2024-25 Springfield Jr. Pics USPHL-Premier 42 21 38 59 1.405 0.1837 0.1711 0.4768 0.4440
■ 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 Rivier D3 MASCAC FR 20 1 2 3 0.150
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.12
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.15
2025-26 · Rivier
+23.1% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

20%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Club / ACHA
0%
Other

NCAAe Rankings

#3691
Defenseman overall
#905
Defenseman born in 2004

D1 Comparables

Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 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
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
William Eiserman
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ UMass Lowell (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Developing D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Elliot Van Orsdel
Southern Maine · 2021-22
0.444 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Jay Dardis
Wisconsin-Superior · 2000-01
1.037 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Shawn O'Malley
Aurora · 2017-18
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.