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John McLachlan Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2004-06-14 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 Millbrook NE-Prep 24 0 4 4 0.167 0.0322 0.0322 0.0763 0.0763
2022-23 Millbrook NE-Prep 26 1 13 14 0.538 0.1039 0.1039 0.2464 0.2464
2023-24 Buffalo Jr. Sabres OJHL 21 1 4 5 0.238 0.0584 0.0567 0.1630 0.1582
2024-25 Cornwall Colts CCHL 7 0 2 2 0.286 0.0620 0.0578 0.2212 0.2062
■ 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 Elmira D3 UCHC FR 9 0 1 1 0.111
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.05
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.11
2025-26 · Elmira
+105.4% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

18%
NCAA D1
12%
NCAA D2/D3
68%
Age-Out / Club
2%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#9899
Defenseman overall
#2163
Defenseman born in 2004

D1 Comparables

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
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
Marc-Antoine Carrier
QMJHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Brown (0.04 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Ryan Berglund
Saint Mary's (MN) · 2023-24
0.273 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Cole Weinger
Curry · 2021-22
0.000 No data
actual D2/3 PPG
Chris Bournazos
Neumann · 2010-11
0.318 Developing
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.