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Nicholas Destefanis Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2003-11-04 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
2022-23 MJDP USPHL-Premier 42 1 14 15 0.357 0.0467 0.0471 0.1212 0.1222
2023-24 MJDP USPHL-Premier 44 5 15 20 0.455 0.0594 0.0570 0.1543 0.1481
■ 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 Saginaw Valley State University ACHA_D1 — — 33 0 8 8 0.242
2024-25 Saginaw Valley State University ACHA_D1 — — 33 0 8 8 0.242
2023-24 Saginaw Valley State University ACHA_D1 — — 33 0 8 8 0.242
2022-23 Saginaw Valley State University ACHA_D1 — — 33 0 8 8 0.242
2021-22 Saginaw Valley State University ACHA_D1 — — 33 0 8 8 0.242
2020-21 Saginaw Valley State University ACHA_D1 — — 33 0 8 8 0.242

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

15%
NCAA D2/D3
2%
Club / ACHA
0%
Other

NCAAe Rankings

#12258
Defenseman overall
#2461
Defenseman born in 2003
#3600
in USPHL-Premier

D1 Comparables

Patrick Koudys
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.23 PPG
→ RPI (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Kirk
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.32 PPG
→ Dartmouth
0.17 No data
NCAAe PPG
Kyle McKenzie
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.14 PPG
→ Providence (0.15 D1 FR PPG)
0.08 Average D
NCAAe PPG
Taki Pantziris
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.29 PPG
→ Brown
0.15 No data
NCAAe PPG
Matt Fuller
OHL · 2012-13 · 0.11 PPG
→ Southern Maine (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.06 Average D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Shawn Eliav
Neumann · 2024-25
0.296 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Colin Clapton
Hobart · 2013-14
0.250 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Jacob Bodin
Rivier · 2024-25
0.200 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.