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Kade Smigaj Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2004-08-18 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 Pueblo Bulls NCDC 34 2 6 8 0.235 0.0959 0.0964 0.1891 0.1902
2024-25 Boston Jr. Rangers NCDC 42 6 15 21 0.500 0.2039 0.1960 0.4019 0.3863
■ 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 Milwaukee School of Engineering D3 NCHA FR 1 0 0 0 0.000

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

48%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Club / ACHA
0%
Other

NCAAe Rankings

#22832
Forward overall
#1265
Forward born in 2004
#792
in NCDC

D1 Comparables

Woody Hudson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.43 PPG
→ St. Lawrence (0.30 D1 FR PPG)
0.23 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Eli Lichtenwald
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.36 PPG
→ Union (0.68 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Davey Middleton
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.50 PPG
→ Brown (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Justin Parizek
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.93 PPG
→ Nebraska Omaha (0.22 D1 FR PPG)
0.32 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Tyler Deresky
NAHL · 2012-13 · 0.79 PPG
→ Bentley (0.19 D1 FR PPG)
0.28 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Raphael Lajeunesse
Southern Maine · 2021-22
0.294 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Martin Gruse
Saint Mary's (MN) · 2012-13
0.680 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Brendan Walk
Fitchburg State · 2021-22
0.250 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.