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Dans Locmelis Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2004-01-21 Country: Latvia
2022 · Round 4, Pick #119  ·  Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
Signed Professionally
SHL

Set Commitment

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
2020-21 — SuperElit 9 3 0 3 0.333 0.1315 0.1315 0.4527 0.4527
2021-22 — SuperElit 44 18 16 34 0.773 0.3049 0.3138 1.0494 1.0801
2022-23 — SuperElit 44 25 34 59 1.341 0.5291 0.5242 1.8211 1.8042
■ 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
2024-25 UMass D1 HockeyEast — 40 8 25 33 0.825
2024-25 UMass Lowell D1 HockeyEast — 40 8 25 33 0.825
2023-24 UMass D1 HockeyEast — 30 7 7 14 0.467
2023-24 UMass Lowell D1 HockeyEast — 30 7 7 14 0.467
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.38
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.47
2023-24 · UMass
+23.9% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

28%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
5%
Age-Out / Club
68%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

D1 Comparables

Nathan Walker
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.93 PPG
→ Marian (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.54 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Zeb Knutson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.82 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.48 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Alex Iafallo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.86 PPG
→ Minnesota Duluth (0.61 D1 FR PPG)
0.50 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Dave Gust
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.77 PPG
→ Ohio State (0.38 D1 FR PPG)
0.45 Average
NCAAe PPG
Adam Gilmour
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.73 PPG
→ Boston College (0.50 D1 FR PPG)
0.43 Average
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Paul Rodrigues
SUNY Oswego · 2007-08
0.893 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Craig Kennedy
Hamilton · 2000-01
1.353 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Roman Cherniak
Lawrence · 2023-24
0.842 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.