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Position: Forward DOB: 2005-07-12 Country: USA
⚠️ Aging Out 2025-26: Turns 20 before Dec 31, 2025 — final eligible junior season.
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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 P.A.L. Junior Islanders USPHL-Elite 42 14 15 29 0.691 0.0514 0.0538 0.1582 0.1657
2023-24 P.A.L. Junior Islanders USPHL-Premier 44 16 42 58 1.318 0.1487 0.1553 0.4485 0.4683
2024-25 P.A.L. Junior Islanders USPHL-Premier 42 15 28 43 1.024 0.1155 0.1138 0.3483 0.3433
■ 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 SUNY Oswego ACHA_D1 — — 18 1 2 3 0.167
2024-25 SUNY Oswego ACHA_D1 — — 18 1 2 3 0.167
2023-24 SUNY Oswego ACHA_D1 — — 18 1 2 3 0.167
2022-23 SUNY Oswego ACHA_D1 — — 18 1 2 3 0.167
2021-22 SUNY Oswego ACHA_D1 — — 18 1 2 3 0.167
2020-21 SUNY Oswego ACHA_D1 — — 18 1 2 3 0.167

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

42%
NCAA D2/D3
12%
Club / ACHA
20%
Other

NCAAe Rankings

#13941
Forward overall
#700
Forward born in 2005

D1 Comparables

Josh Erickson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.21 PPG
→ Alaska Fairbanks (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Ben Greiner
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.17 PPG
→ Bowling Green (0.38 D1 FR PPG)
0.10 Average
NCAAe PPG
Tyler Spezia
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.26 PPG
→ Bowling Green (0.25 D1 FR PPG)
0.15 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Zach Saar
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ Penn State (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Matt Pohlkamp
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ Bowling Green (0.41 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Average
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Andrew Blanchard
SUNY Potsdam · 2022-23
0.250 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Trey Sauder
Wisconsin-Superior · 2022-23
0.333 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Jon Chauvin
New England College · 2017-18
0.304 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.