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Carter Rugg Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2003-03-14 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 Pomfret NE-Prep 23 2 5 7 0.304 0.0584 0.0584 0.1386 0.1386
2022-23 Connecticut Jr. Rangers USPHL-Premier 19 6 11 17 0.895 0.1009 0.0985 0.3038 0.2965
■ 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 Syracuse ACHA_D1 — — 27 7 2 9 0.333
2024-25 Syracuse ACHA_D1 — — 27 7 2 9 0.333
2023-24 Syracuse ACHA_D1 — — 27 7 2 9 0.333
2022-23 Syracuse ACHA_D1 — — 27 7 2 9 0.333
2021-22 Syracuse ACHA_D1 — — 27 7 2 9 0.333
2020-21 Syracuse ACHA_D1 — — 27 7 2 9 0.333

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

32%
NCAA D2/D3
0%
Club / ACHA
20%
Other

NCAAe Rankings

#6275
Defenseman overall
#1506
Defenseman born in 2003

D1 Comparables

Aleksi Rossi
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.15 PPG
→ Brown
0.08 No data
NCAAe PPG
Johnny Hrabovsky
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Air Force (0.26 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Parker
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.20 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.38 D1 FR PPG)
0.11 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Vinny Muto
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ Niagara (0.51 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Elite D
NCAAe PPG
Joseph Fiala
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.22 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.05 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Jake Adkins
UMass Boston · 2018-19
0.200 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Dakota Mason
SUNY Plattsburgh · 2011-12
0.350 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Jesse Junkermeier
Wisconsin-Superior · 2006-07
0.429 Average
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.