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Position: Defense DOB: 2004-02-02 Country: Canada
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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 North York Rangers OJHL 33 1 3 4 0.121 0.0297 0.0313 0.0834 0.0880
■ 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 Calvin University ACHA_D1 — — 2 0 0 0 0.000
2024-25 Calvin University ACHA_D1 — — 2 0 0 0 0.000
2023-24 Calvin University ACHA_D1 — — 2 0 0 0 0.000
2022-23 Calvin University ACHA_D1 — — 2 0 0 0 0.000
2021-22 Calvin University ACHA_D1 — — 2 0 0 0 0.000
2020-21 Calvin University ACHA_D1 — — 2 0 0 0 0.000

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

15%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
15%
Age-Out / Club
70%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#28675
Defenseman overall
#4378
Defenseman born in 2004
#5113
in OJHL

D1 Comparables

David Drake
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.08 PPG
→ UConn (0.16 D1 FR PPG)
0.05 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Alex Smith
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.17 PPG
→ Michigan Tech (0.47 D1 FR PPG)
0.10 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Alec McCrea
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ Cornell (0.44 D1 FR PPG)
0.10 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Clint Lewis
NTDP-U18 · 2012-13 · 0.16 PPG
→ Cornell (0.06 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Christian Wolanin
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.47 D1 FR PPG)
0.09 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Phil Kiss
Curry · 2010-11
0.333 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Matthew Vander Vort
Amherst · 2022-23
0.476 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Michael Valdez
Lawrence · 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.