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Sam Gonyaw Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 2004-02-25 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 Lake Erie Bighorns USPHL-Premier 36 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
2022-23 Bridgewater Jr. Bandits USPHL-Elite 43 0 3 3 0.070 0.0064 0.0063 0.0160 0.0157
2023-24 Bridgewater Jr. Bandits EHLP 42 1 2 3 0.071 0.0082 0.0078 0.0161 0.0152
2024-25 Columbus Mavericks USPHL-Premier 38 0 11 11 0.289 0.0379 0.0347 0.0983 0.0901
■ 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 — — 15 0 0 0 0.000
2024-25 Saginaw Valley State University ACHA_D1 — — 15 0 0 0 0.000
2023-24 Saginaw Valley State University ACHA_D1 — — 15 0 0 0 0.000
2022-23 Saginaw Valley State University ACHA_D1 — — 15 0 0 0 0.000
2021-22 Saginaw Valley State University ACHA_D1 — — 15 0 0 0 0.000
2020-21 Saginaw Valley State University ACHA_D1 — — 15 0 0 0 0.000

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

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

NCAAe Rankings

#26021
Defenseman overall
#4119
Defenseman born in 2004
#6659
in USPHL-Premier

D1 Comparables

Carter Foguth
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.08 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.06 D1 FR PPG)
0.04 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Michael Holland
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.18 PPG
→ RIT (0.05 D1 FR PPG)
0.09 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Marc-Antoine Carrier
QMJHL · 2012-13 · 0.37 PPG
→ Brown (0.04 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Brandon Carlson
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.24 PPG
→ Alabama-Huntsville (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Dominic Racobaldo
USHL · 2012-13 · 0.33 PPG
→ American International (0.12 D1 FR PPG)
0.18 Developing D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Evan Gravel
Johnson & Wales · 2023-24
0.238 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Jacob Thousand
Colby · 2018-19
0.176 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Tyler Pfister
Wisconsin-Stout · 2023-24
0.316 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.