Preseason Forecast
Official 2026-27 ECAC Projections
Model-projected standings, honors, and statistical leaders generated from empirical career progression curves and previous season anchor baselines.
Predicted Standings
ECAC Conference
34-Game Full Season Schedule
Projected Individual Honors
Player of the Year Favorite
Goaltender of the Year Favorite
1st Team All-ECAC
2nd Team All-ECAC
3rd Team All-ECAC
🚀 Breakouts & Top Recruits to Watch (2026-27)
Badge Glossary & Model Logic
- 🎯 Volume Shooter Returning skater projecting for 50+ shots but suffered sub-8% shooting luck as a freshman. Receives an automatic positive regression boost.
- ⭐ Elite Floor Returning sophomore who averaged 0.50+ points per game as a freshman. Receives an automatic usage progression boost to their assist and shot projections.
- 🌟 Elite Recruit Incoming freshman whose junior league production translates to an NHLe projection of 18+ points in a full 34-game NCAA season.
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.76 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
13
A
13
SH
130
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.53 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
8
A
10
SH
80
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.59 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
9
A
11
SH
90
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.74 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
7
A
18
SH
70
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.59 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
11
A
9
SH
110
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.56 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
8
A
11
SH
80
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.79 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
13
A
14
SH
130
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.62 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
11
A
10
SH
110
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.71 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
12
A
12
SH
120
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.76 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
9
A
17
SH
90
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.76 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
9
A
17
SH
90
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.79 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
11
A
16
SH
110
D •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.97 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
5
A
28
SH
50
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.68 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
7
A
16
SH
70
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.53 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
5
A
13
SH
50
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (1.00 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
15
A
19
SH
150
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (1.09 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
17
A
20
SH
170
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.68 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
10
A
13
SH
100
D •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.59 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
2
A
18
SH
20
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.82 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
5
A
23
SH
50
D •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.53 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
4
A
14
SH
40
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.59 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
9
A
11
SH
90
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.74 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
7
A
18
SH
70
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.68 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
8
A
15
SH
80
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.71 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
10
A
14
SH
100
D •
🎯 Volume Shooter (6.9% S%) ⭐ Elite Floor (0.65 PPG)
GP
37
G
5
A
19
SH
72
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.56 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
9
A
10
SH
90
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.68 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
12
A
11
SH
120
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.62 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
10
A
11
SH
100
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.71 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
8
A
16
SH
80
F •
🌟 Elite Recruit (0.59 NHLe PPG)
GP
34
G
9
A
11
SH
90
⭐ Elite Floor (0.66 PPG)
GP
38
G
12
A
13
SH
82
F •
⭐ Elite Floor (0.55 PPG)
GP
38
G
8
A
13
SH
58
F •
⭐ Elite Floor (0.50 PPG)
GP
38
G
11
A
8
SH
69
F •
⭐ Elite Floor (0.50 PPG)
GP
26
G
7
A
6
SH
24
F •
⭐ Elite Floor (0.88 PPG)
GP
34
G
11
A
19
SH
66
D •
⭐ Elite Floor (0.76 PPG)
GP
34
G
6
A
20
SH
55
F •
⭐ Elite Floor (0.59 PPG)
GP
34
G
9
A
11
SH
75
F •
⭐ Elite Floor (0.52 PPG)
GP
29
G
9
A
6
SH
40
F •
⭐ Elite Floor (0.68 PPG)
GP
28
G
6
A
13
SH
58
F •
⭐ Elite Floor (0.53 PPG)
GP
34
G
8
A
10
SH
77
⭐ Elite Floor (1.48 PPG)
GP
40
G
25
A
34
SH
106
⭐ Elite Floor (1.00 PPG)
GP
40
G
16
A
24
SH
93
F •
⭐ Elite Floor (0.88 PPG)
GP
40
G
20
A
15
SH
101
D •
⭐ Elite Floor (0.53 PPG)
GP
34
G
3
A
15
SH
41
F •
⭐ Elite Floor (0.59 PPG)
GP
34
G
5
A
15
SH
55
F •
⭐ Elite Floor (0.51 PPG)
GP
35
G
9
A
9
SH
72
F •
⭐ Elite Floor (0.56 PPG)
GP
32
G
10
A
8
SH
56
F •
⭐ Elite Floor (0.59 PPG)
GP
32
G
4
A
15
SH
35
F •
🎯 Volume Shooter (5.9% S%)
GP
32
G
3
A
6
SH
51
D •
🎯 Volume Shooter (7.7% S%)
GP
40
G
5
A
11
SH
65
F •
🎯 Volume Shooter (6.1% S%)
GP
34
G
5
A
7
SH
82
D •
🎯 Volume Shooter (0.0% S%)
GP
34
G
0
A
8
SH
71
Projected Top 15 League Leaders
Most Improved (PTS Δ)
| #1 | Wilmer, Jeremy | +16 |
| #2 | Misaljevic, Adrian | +11 |
| #3 | Ruohonen, Heikki | +10 |
| #4 | Callow, Michael | +10 |
| #5 | Gurkan, Kurt | +10 |
| #6 | Letourneau, Jace | +9 |
| #7 | King, Andrew | +9 |
| #8 | St Denis, Mael | +9 |
| #9 | Blackley, Joe | +8 |
| #10 | Molson, Thomas | +8 |
| #11 | Jacob Jeannette | +8 |
| #12 | Bourgault, Mathieu | +8 |
| #13 | Alex Laurenza | +7 |
| #14 | Morin, Nathan | +7 |
| #15 | Buckley, Matthew | +7 |
Points (PTS)
| #1 | Wyttenbach, Ethan | 53 |
| #2 | Stavroff, Hayden | 46 |
| #3 | Verreault, Antonin | 40 |
| #4 | Dylan Edwards (Fr) | 37 |
| #5 | Ryan, Caton | 36 |
| #6 | Jack Stockfish (TR) | 35 |
| #7 | Cleaves, Hank | 35 |
| #8 | Alex Kostov (Fr) | 34 |
| #9 | Alex Huang (Fr) | 33 |
| #10 | Pelosi, Chris | 33 |
| #11 | Vidicek, Markus | 33 |
| #12 | Daniells, Kai | 31 |
| #13 | Nagel, Max | 31 |
| #14 | Wilmer, Jeremy | 29 |
| #15 | Ruohonen, Heikki | 29 |
Goals (G)
| #1 | Stavroff, Hayden | 27 |
| #2 | Wyttenbach, Ethan | 20 |
| #3 | Dylan Edwards (Fr) | 17 |
| #4 | Cleaves, Hank | 17 |
| #5 | Pelosi, Chris | 17 |
| #6 | Vidicek, Markus | 16 |
| #7 | Daniells, Kai | 16 |
| #8 | Alex Kostov (Fr) | 15 |
| #9 | Verreault, Antonin | 14 |
| #10 | Jack Stockfish (TR) | 14 |
| #11 | O'donnell, Ronan | 14 |
| #12 | Manfre, Jake | 14 |
| #13 | Brad Gardiner (Fr) | 13 |
| #14 | Wilmer, Jeremy | 13 |
| #15 | Matteo Danis (Fr) | 13 |
Assists (A)
| #1 | Wyttenbach, Ethan | 33 |
| #2 | Alex Huang (Fr) | 28 |
| #3 | Verreault, Antonin | 26 |
| #4 | Ryan, Caton | 24 |
| #5 | Grayson Burzynski (Fr) | 23 |
| #6 | Jack Stockfish (TR) | 21 |
| #7 | Ruohonen, Heikki | 21 |
| #8 | Alex Laurenza | 21 |
| #9 | Dylan Edwards (Fr) | 20 |
| #10 | Stavroff, Hayden | 19 |
| #11 | Alex Kostov (Fr) | 19 |
| #12 | Veilleux, Xavier | 19 |
| #13 | Nagel, Max | 19 |
| #14 | Walsh, Ryan | 19 |
| #15 | Thompson, Mick | 19 |
Blocked Shots (BLK)
| #1 | Brown, Andrew | 61 |
| #2 | Brassington, Ty | 52 |
| #3 | Hunt, Dylan | 52 |
| #4 | St. Louis, Lucas | 52 |
| #5 | Dyer, Owen | 52 |
| #6 | Charpentier, Eric | 51 |
| #7 | Santilli, Luke | 51 |
| #8 | Keohane, Sean | 50 |
| #9 | Bentham, Rhys | 49 |
| #10 | Foley, Cj | 48 |
| #11 | Sobieski, Kazimier | 47 |
| #12 | Merner, Brett | 47 |
| #13 | Tyler Dunbar | 46 |
| #14 | Groenewold, Elliott | 45 |
| #15 | Dj Hart | 45 |
Save Percentage (SV%)
| #1 | Smith, Cameron | 0.919 |
| #2 | Clarke, Roan | 0.916 |
| #3 | Callaghan, Conor | 0.916 |
| #4 | Rorke Applebee (TR) | 0.914 |
| #5 | Croteau, Emmett | 0.906 |
| #6 | Charette, Ben | 0.906 |
| #7 | Brayden Gillespie | 0.903 |
| #8 | Scopa, Samuel | 0.903 |
| #9 | Andrew Krakora (Fr) | 0.903 |
| #10 | Soderwall, Shane | 0.902 |
| #11 | Rudy Guimond (Fr) | 0.902 |
| #12 | Dyck, Reid | 0.902 |
| #13 | Krawchuk, Nate | 0.900 |
| #14 | Dawson Labre (TR) | 0.900 |
| #15 | Pak, Noah | 0.899 |