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Position: Defense DOB: 2002-04-29 Country: Finland
NCAA-W Projection
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NCAA Division I Women's

Projected PPG — WCHA-W
0.71
Elite (0.70+)
Base NCAAe-W PPG0.6883
Conf. Strength0.997
Year Adj (FR)×0.87
Confidencehigh
Seasons Used2

NCAA D3W

Projected PPG — Division Avg
1.46
Elite (1.00+)
Base D3e-W PPG1.5475
Conf. Strength1.000
Year Adj (FR)×0.80
Confidencehigh
Seasons Used2

D1W / D3W Likelihood

41%
NCAA D1W
0%
NCAA D3W
59%
Club / Other

Based on 17 comparable players

Career Trajectory
Dashed = raw PPG  ·  ■ Solid = age-adjusted NCAAe-W PPG  ·  ■ Green = actual college PPG

Pre-College Seasons

Most women's college players come directly from high school hockey. Junior or HS season stats below (when available on Elite Prospects).

SeasonTeamLeagueGP GAPtsPPG NCAAe-W PPGAge-Adjusted
2016-17 KJT Haukat SMLIIGA-W 1 0 0 0 0.000 N/A N/A
2017-18 — SMLIIGA-W 14 2 1 3 0.214 0.0833 0.0833
2018-19 Kiekko-Espoo SMLIIGA-W 27 12 27 39 1.444 0.5617 0.5617
2019-20 Kiekko-Espoo SMLIIGA-W 28 7 24 31 1.107 0.4306 0.4306
2020-21 Kiekko-Espoo SMLIIGA-W 24 13 24 37 1.542 0.5996 0.5996
2021-22 Kiekko-Espoo SMLIIGA-W 23 7 24 31 1.348 0.5242 0.5242
NCAAe-W = points/game translated to NCAA-W equivalent  ·  COVID-flagged seasons in yellow

College Seasons

SeasonSchoolConferenceYear GPGAPtsPPG
2025-26 Minnesota WCHA-W SR 33 10 20 30 0.909
2024-25 Minnesota WCHA-W JR 42 3 19 22 0.524
2023-24 Minnesota WCHA-W SO 39 6 17 23 0.590
2022-23 Minnesota WCHA-W FR 31 3 16 19 0.613

Historical Comparables — NCAA D1W

PlayerLeague · Season · PPG FR College PPGSchool
Meghan Turner NE-Prep-Girls · 2012-13 · 2.17 PPG 0.351 Quinnipiac
Heidi Niskanen SMLIIGA-W · 2012-13 · 1.19 PPG 0.000 RPI

Historical Comparables — NCAA D3W

PlayerJunior Season · PPG FR College PPGSchoolConference
Celia Midtbo 2022-23 · 1.73 PPG 0.667 Saint Mary's MIAC
Bre Simon 2014-15 · 1.17 PPG 1.000 Hamline MIAC
Nora Carstensen 2024-25 · 1.97 PPG 0.593 Wisconsin-Eau Claire WIAC
Sarah Markey 2009-10 · 1.52 PPG 0.769 Salve Regina NEHC
Kristin Chivers 2011-12 · 1.36 PPG 0.862 Elmira UCHC

Women's college hockey projections draw primarily on high school and junior stats when available. Because most women go directly from HS to college, projections with limited pre-college data use conference-based priors.

NCAAe-W factors are derived from historical pre-college→NCAA-W transitions. For many players, projection confidence is lower than men's due to sparse pre-college tracking.