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Position: Defense DOB: 1993-11-12 Country: Finland

NCAA-W Projection

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NCAA Division I Women's

Projected PPG — WCHA-W

0.53

Strong (0.45–0.70)

Base NCAAe-W PPG0.5146

Conf. Strength0.997

Year Adj (FR)×0.87

Confidencemedium

Seasons Used2

NCAA D3W

Projected PPG — Division Avg

1.08

Elite (1.00+)

Base D3e-W PPG1.1458

Conf. Strength1.000

Year Adj (FR)×0.80

Confidencemedium

Seasons Used2

D1W / D3W Likelihood

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).

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PPG	NCAAe-W PPG	Age-Adjusted
2011-12	Kiekko-Espoo	SMLIIGA-W	29	8	23	31	1.069	0.4157	0.4865
2012-13	Kiekko-Espoo	SMLIIGA-W	27	7	25	32	1.185	0.4609	0.5334

NCAAe-W = points/game translated to NCAA-W equivalent · COVID-flagged seasons in yellow

College Seasons

Season	School	Conference	Year	GP	G	A	Pts	PPG
2015-16	RPI	ECAC-W	FR	0	0	0	0	0.000

Historical Comparables — NCAA D1W

Player	League · Season · PPG	FR College PPG	School
Meghan Turner	NE-Prep-Girls · 2012-13 · 2.17 PPG	0.351	Quinnipiac

Historical Comparables — NCAA D3W

Player	Junior Season · PPG	FR College PPG	School	Conference
Hailey Herdine	2015-16 · 1.00 PPG	1.185	Wisconsin-River Falls	WIAC
Cheyenne Abear	2016-17 · 1.36 PPG	0.875	Hamline	MIAC
Chloe Summerfield	2014-15 · 2.36 PPG	0.500	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	WIAC
Allie Bussey	2018-19 · 1.12 PPG	1.062	St. Scholastica	NCHA
Alex Toupal	2011-12 · 1.84 PPG	0.652	Amherst	NESCAC

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.